Subsidiaries
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A straw coloured pour with a tight white head; light hoppy aroma; soapy in the mouth with some oranges and biscuity malts; then a well rounded bitter finish with Kentish hops and citrus peel. A tasty summer bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hope Tap
on 20 Jun 2024
at 13:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at the Catdinals hat, Lincoln. Pale golden colour with a thick white head. Aroma and taste are citrus and floral. Crisp body.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2024
at 13:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Justice Mill, Aberdeen. It pours darkest brown to black with a medium fluffy white head. The aroma is dark roasted malt , charred action, bitter - sweet, vanilla, chocolate cake, vanilla, caramel and toffee. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, charred, burnt toast, umami, cacao nibs, dark chocolate, treacle, malt loaf, dull vanilla and toasted fruit cake with dry, toasty finish. Average body and fine, fluffy carbonation. Decent stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2024
at 11:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A bright pale amber pour with a tight white head leaving lots of lacing on the glass; fresh English hop aroma; smooth bready body with a dry hoppy taste; then some sweet bready malts and fruity hedgerow hops to finish. Very tasty.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 25 Apr 2024
at 14:45
7/10
What am I doing in a fucking Spoons, on a random Wednesday and getting a pint that is actually good. Truly, it is the end of times.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2024
at 23:18
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Duke of St Albans, Highgate on 23rd April 2024. Deep sepia black with tan foam and scant lacing. Rich and intense coffee roast malt aroma. Lush roasty malts in-mouth with woodsmoke and coffee. Lasting roasty finish. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. --- Beer merged from original tick of Black Beauty Vanilla Porter on 04 Feb 2025 at 19:36 - Score: Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask at the Duke of St Albans, Highgate on 4th February 2025. Intensely dark sepia brown with shallow, tan foam and spot lacing. Rich and intense roastiness in aroma. Roasty in-mouth with bitter chocolate, and sour hints. A finish of dark, bitter chocolate and an apple touch. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2024
at 21:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at JDW, Cambuslang. Dark brown with a creamy off white head. Vanilla and coffee aroma, flavour is coffee and chocolate, with a fruity aftertaste
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2024
at 12:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A slightly hazy amber pour with a tight cream coloured head; malty aroma; fruity malt taste; then a woody herbal bitterness leading to a very dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2024
at 13:32
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2023
at 16:46
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] Bright amber pour with a tight creamy head; malty aroma; smooth and creamy in the mouth with a fruity malt taste and a light hedgerow hop bitterness; then a biscuity malt finish. A gentle old-fashioned malty bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2023
at 15:43