5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottled. An unclear amber beer iwht a fluffy orangey head. The aroma is acidic malty with notes of lemon and oranges. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of lemon and oranges, while the body is thin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2008
at 16:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 08. That’s an alright bitter. Decent hop, ok malts. OK bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2008
at 08:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2008. Deep amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruity, flowery and wooden. Flavour is malty, slightly grassy as well as earthy. Wellbalanced, but not very much surprises.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 04:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy deep amber with tiny off white head. sweet flavor with mild hops and hints of malt and caramel.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:01
7/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle conditioned, 50cl, from Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon. Slightly hazy gold with some yeast clumps despite careful pouring; thin ring of white head; slightly spicy yeat aroma with some citrus; sweet malty flavour with some grapefruit; a sharp bitterness develops leaving a dry tart finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2008
at 11:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle conditioned, 50cl, from Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon. Slightly hazy gold with a thick white head; fruity aromatic aroma with a touch of spice; apricot and lemon flavours with a touch of sourness, and a green herbal hop finish, more dry than bitter. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2008
at 14:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle conditioned, 50cl, from Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon. Amber with a thick white head; fruity apricot aroma; slightly sour grapefruit flavour to start, rather like a kriek, then an explosion of intense chewy bitterness leaving a dry finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2008
at 13:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle conditioned, 50cl, from Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon. Reddish bronze with a loose cream head; peaty, smoky, caramel aroma; creamy chocolate and caramel flavours with a slight sourness.; and a cinder toffee bitterness to the finish. Another excellent ale from Islay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2008
at 12:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle conditioned, 50cl, from Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon. Bright copper with a creamy head; quite lively to start but settling down quickly; rich, oily, smoky, fruity aroma; sweet and fruity at first, with a citrus edge cutting through; leaving a dry, grassy, hoppy finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 May 2008
at 11:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i] [b] Bottle picked up from Westholme, Londis, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon, had this 11-05-08 [/i] [/b]This has a nice bite to it, good fruitiness, some soft slightly sour apricot. Poured hazy amber in colour with a tiny white head and film of thin white bubbles, quite refreshing on a summers day.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2008
at 01:41