6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Crown. Clear golden with tiny short lasting head. Sweet fruity aroma with hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with floral, caramel and hoppy notes leading it to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2008
at 06:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Crown. Clear amber with tiny off white short lasting head. Sweet aroma with fruit, toasted malt and caramel notes. Sweet flavor with floral hops, toasted malt, caramel and fruity notes. Ends bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2008
at 06:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London, 6 Aug 2008) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, nutty nose with dried fruit, caramel, prunes and raisins. Malty, slightly roasted taste with notes of toffee and chocolate. Medium bitterness in the finish. Decent but quite bland for a porter.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2008
at 18:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the GBBF 2008. Golden colour, low head. Very moderate aroma, just a hint of fruity hops. The flavour has also some moderate fruity hops, leading to a moderate "dusty" bitterness in the finish, but is otherwise relatively bland. The mouthfeel is fairly thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2008
at 09:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask as Solstice Pale (GBBF 2008) - Golden in colour. Slightly acidic aroma with a hint of pickled onions and grapefruit. Refreshing and clean taste, moderate bitterness with some grapefruit and lemon notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2008
at 04:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Clear golden with medium white head. Sweet fruity aroma with floral hops. Sweet and somewhat hoppy flavor with caramel and hints of cardboard. Ends bitter.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2008
at 01:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden with tiny off white head. Sweet fruity aroma with hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with hoppy,grapefruit and caramel notes. Ends with solid bitterness.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2008
at 01:35
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask as Solstice Pale at The Crown Bar, Belfast, on 2008-06-29) Pale amber. Clear. Small white head. Strong aroma of hops and some malts in nose. Medium-bodied and dry palate. Hops, salty liquorice and fruitiness in taste. Lots of bitterness. Bit one dimensional.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2008
at 12:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cast at Botanic Inn, Belfast, on 2008-06-28) Amber and clear. Medium-sized white head. Some malts and hops in nose. Light carbonation in medium palate. Quite strong taste of lightly roasted malts. Bitter aftertaste.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2008
at 12:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thin white head. Faintly hazy yellow body with carbonation. Light floral aroma. Dry (and somewhat sweet) floral mealy honeyish taste with fruity notes. Dry mealy aftertaste, mostly floral. Nice, light, tasty. (0.5l bottle, the John Hewitt, Belfast.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2008
at 05:27