6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Barely clear, orangey, deep golden colour with average to huge, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Citrusy hoppy, slightly zesty aroma, notes of tangerine, hints of orange, a touch of lemon yoghurt, biscuity malty background. Taste is citrusy hoppy, notes of lemon, lemon zest, hints of tangerine, slightly biscuity, pale malty background, a touch of lemon biscuit and lemon yoghurt; a minimally chalky touch in the finish, slightly watery throughout. Nice and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2016
at 20:05
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Minimally cloudy, orangey, deep golden colour with small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Herbal, grassy, hoppy aroma, minimally biscuity, malty basis. Taste is monotonously bitter hoppy, mildly grassy-herbal, minimally sour-ish, hints of dandelion; soft carbonation. Rather boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2016
at 19:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Baxters Whisky Shop, Fochabers. It pours darkest brown with a decent bite head. The aroma is roasted malts, chocolate, treacle, toasted marshmallows, cinnamon, ginger and orange peel. The taste is bitter, rich roasted malt, cocoa, Jamaican ginger cake, cinnamon, orange, tangerine peel, festive spice and a touch of alcohol warmth. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Was pretty impressed with this for a spiced beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2016
at 11:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the 2016 National Winter Ales Festival, The Roundhouse, Derby. Brown pour with a beige head. Bags of sweet spice and toffee in the nose. More of the same in the flavour. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2016
at 10:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Darkest brown colour with weak, ruby red glimmer and average, thick, frothy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, beige to tan head. Rather cautious, roasty dark malty, minimally spicy aroma, hints of dark chocolate, liquorice, a touch of cinnamon and ginger. Taste is minimally soapy spicy, roasty dark malty, notes of ginger, a touch of liquorice, weak orange zest and cinnamon overtones. Somehow those spices seem to bounce off from the glass-hard, dark malt body. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2015
at 11:29
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried at the Deepings beer festival. Golden beer with white head. Aroma is floral taste is light sweet
Tried
on 26 Jul 2015
at 08:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On cask at sraf. Golden with a thin head. Orange fruits, touching on red fruits. A sort of tangy orange or a sweet redcurrant. Nose better than taste but fairly balanced.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2015
at 09:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On cask at the sraf. Golden with no head. Citrus but grainy on both nose and taste. Fairly balanced but could be more exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2015
at 09:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at SRAF 2015... Golden yellow.. Thin white lacing.. Soft floral custardy fruits nose.. Soft sweet fruits.. Soft fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2015
at 08:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Darkest brown colour with red glimmer and small, thick, creamy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, beige to tan head. Roasty, slightly chocolately, dark malty aroma, a touch of liquorice, caramel, white coffee. Taste is roasty dark malty, subtle sweetness, hints of liquorice, minimally metallic and salty; smooth, minimally sticky palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2015
at 15:27