5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Draught at Quakerhouse, Darlington. Golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of pineapple, tropical fruits. Taste is sweet, fruity, pineapple, some green apple core, with alittle citric tartness. Medium bodied, light carbonation, sweet pineappley finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Draft
at
Quakerhouse
on 17 Mar 2026
at 19:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at Golden Smog, Stockton. Slightly hazed golden colour, some white bubbles on top and aroma of apple, fruit, core. Taste is sweet, appley, juicy fruit, with skin, core and mellow acidity. Medium bodied, low carbonation, medium sweet drying finish. Quite OK, still quite sweet.
Tried
from Draft
at
Golden Smog
on 10 Mar 2026
at 18:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear and golden, maybe just a hint of haze. Pineapple chunk aroma, smooth pineapple juice flavour with a touch of cider acidity.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Hop Shoppe
on 20 Feb 2026
at 17:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand pulled half pint at the Railway Tavern, Newport Shropshire on 13th January 2026. More like a Mince Pie sort of flavour than a Christmas Pudding to me.
Tried
from Cask
at
Railway Tavern
on 13 Jan 2026
at 16:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Rochdale Winter Ale Trail 2025 Beer#7 at what is officially Venue 10, although it's a cider this time. Golden with a haze about it. Tarty sweet honeycomb notes, probably an acquired taste, I quite like. It's aroma is stated, but a tad more sugary-fruity. Texture is easy enough.
Tried
from Cask
at
Flying Horse Hotel
on 07 Nov 2025
at 16:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand pulled half pint (6.8% ABV) in the Stag and Scotch, a micro pub in Newport, Shropshire on 22nd October 2025. Apples, strong and dry feel to this one.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2025
at 16:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bag in a box at the Old Horse, Leicester. Mid- to dark gold and clear with no head. Apples with pie crust in the aroma. As expected its decent if a bit artificial. Sweet taste, more sweet crust with light lemon, and still able to impart that apple tang. Brown sugar nearer to the finish. Medium body, a bit oily, no carbonation. Sue me. I like this.
Tried
at
Old Horse (Everards)
on 16 Oct 2025
at 19:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Queens Head, Stourbridge. Pours slightly hazy dull gold with no carbonation. Aroma is sweet with lemon meringue, yoghurt and a little apple. Taste has is sweet with lemon meringue throughout and apple juice on the finish. Touch of yoghurt on the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2025
at 18:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tamworth Beer Fest. Opaque gols. No head. Aroma combines apple.and Bourbon somehow. Flavourwise it's very sweet with a hint of Bourbon. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Nice.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2025
at 22:42
5.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bladder bag at the 31st Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms Tamworth, day 2 - 05/09/2025.
Almost clear golden blonde with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is toffee apple, sugars, a bit raw and muddled.
Taste comprises sweet vibes, cola cubes, caramel, sugar lumps.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
So so affair, rather disjointed, bourbon?
Almost clear golden blonde with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is toffee apple, sugars, a bit raw and muddled.
Taste comprises sweet vibes, cola cubes, caramel, sugar lumps.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
So so affair, rather disjointed, bourbon?
Tried
on 04 Sep 2025
at 23:00