7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
500ml bottle from Tescos, Andover. Murky brown with a ring of white head; vanilla oak aroma; rich vinous fruit flavours, rather oxidised, but still very pleasant, packed full of raisins; the finish is earthy and dry. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2009
at 16:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
[500ml bottle from Tescos, Portsmouth] Pours an unusual, murky ruby-brown. Aroma of wood. Tastes of rich malt, chocolate and apples, with some vinous notes. Finishes with more wood and a dusty bitterness. A top notch bitter, this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2009
at 07:28
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of bread. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of caramel, leading to a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2009
at 13:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, 3 Guineas, Reading. Chestnut brown colour, not much head. Sweet malty aroma. Fruity flavour with muted hop and a gently dry bitter finish. So so.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jan 2009
at 10:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Golden in colour. Hoppy aroma with grapefruit featuring prominently along with some floral notes. Hoppy taste with grapefruit, tea and a pleasant bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2009
at 19:39
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask (South Western Arms, Southampton) - Very dark brown, almost black, with some red tinges when held to the light. Roasted aroma with coffee, liquorice and plain chocolate. Fairly rich tasting with coffee and plain chocolate being detected with liquorice being noted in the finish along with some soapy and hoppy notes. Very tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2009
at 19:24
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml Bottle - Amber with a slight haze. Toffee, fruity and hops in the aroma with some grapefruit also featuring. Hoppy and fruity taste with biscuit and grapefruit featuring strongly. A pleasant bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2009
at 16:40
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask Conditioned at Market Porter, London
Hazy pale blond color. Flowery aroma, delicate, elderflowers, hops. Good flavor, dry, malty, almost crispy, with a strong bitterness, of good quality. Good.
Hazy pale blond color. Flowery aroma, delicate, elderflowers, hops. Good flavor, dry, malty, almost crispy, with a strong bitterness, of good quality. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jan 2009
at 05:09
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle LCRBM08. Vinous and yeasty nose with a good dash of alcohol. Moderate sweet-bitter flavour. Medium to full bodied. Quite weak chocolatey-bitter and fruity finish. Not really convincing......
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2008
at 12:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with no head. Spiced hoppy and malty aroma. Smooth malty, sweet and slight spiced flavoured. Spiced and malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2008
at 02:09