7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy almost white head and good lacing. The aroma has floral hops, smoke and autumn fruits. In the mouth it is quite bitter with a creamy texture and a little underlying sweetness. Hops are the main flavour alongside stone fruit and pine. There’s also some citrus at first, but this declines as hints of chestnuts and spice come through. Bitterness lasts into the slightly dry finish. This is quite decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hops
on 28 Mar 2026
at 14:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
The beer is named after the fastest known shark, at around 45 mph. An easy textured juicy fruity cask pour, my sip rate is about once per two minutes, so I'm not match for it, but these are favourable clear golden coloured waters I'd be happy to swim in again.
Tried
from Cask
at
Flying Horse Hotel
on 27 Mar 2026
at 16:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Wellington, Brum. Dark and glossy. Head flees leaving a beige crescent clinging to half of the glass. Aroma has a coffee tang with light tar molasses. Flavourwise it has an initial tangyness. Underlying bitterness before developing molasses sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Stick carbonation. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Decent enough.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Wellington
on 20 Mar 2026
at 17:02
Tried
from Cask
at
CASK Pub & Kitchen
on 19 Mar 2026
at 00:00
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at CPK, Pimlico on 28th February 2026. Hazy straw coloured with shallow foam and full lacing. Pungent and citric aromas. Peel, resins, bready notes and earthy pungencies in-mouth. Citrus and yeasts in finish. Medium bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
CASK Pub & Kitchen
on 28 Feb 2026
at 22:22
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at CPK, Pimlico on 28th February 2026. Hazy gold with shallow off-white foam and pattern lacing. Grapefruit and zesty peel in aroma. Tangy tropical fruits in-mouth and a finish of fruits, pines and resins. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
CASK Pub & Kitchen
on 28 Feb 2026
at 22:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Neptune was visible in a planet parade this week. I saw and had this brew, a hazy golden single hop beer, and it is hoppy-first. There's hints of tropical or exotic fruit behind this, but what is found is quite light.
Tried
from Cask
at
City Arms
on 28 Feb 2026
at 02:42
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask, half pint. @"Liverpool Camra Beer Fest", Liverpool (England) 21/02/2026
[#8.946 Global - #1.226 England - #1 Neptune Brewery (My English Brewery #386)]
Labelled as "Baltia", but I guess it´s the same beer. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma: coffeish malts, milk chocolate and burnt brown sugar. Taste: brown sugary malts and light coffee beans. Dry mouthfeel.
Next one, please!
[#8.946 Global - #1.226 England - #1 Neptune Brewery (My English Brewery #386)]
Labelled as "Baltia", but I guess it´s the same beer. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma: coffeish malts, milk chocolate and burnt brown sugar. Taste: brown sugary malts and light coffee beans. Dry mouthfeel.
Next one, please!
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2026
at 19:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Handpull cask at the Bath Hotel, Sheffield. Dark reddish gold, mostly clear with a small beige/khaki head. I can smell the sweet spiciness of the rye, lightly fruity with loads of gooey honey. Sweet taste, very honeyed with notes of caramel and sweet cooking spices. Bitterness on the downturn with a notably bitter finish. Its like two different beers. The body is light with very low carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Bath Hotel
on 12 Feb 2026
at 13:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hard to resist ordering this one. Black coloured very crisp ale, and quite smooth in texture. This is basically its initial blast, but the nut and maple grows in its aftertaste, albeit never reaching any stated levels. It's good though.
Tried
from Draft
at
Nightjar
on 07 Feb 2026
at 20:31