7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Market Porter, London
Mahogany color. Earthy nose, roasted malt and caramel. Balanced body: malt, hop, caramel, bitterness, roasted malt… Well brewed.
Mahogany color. Earthy nose, roasted malt and caramel. Balanced body: malt, hop, caramel, bitterness, roasted malt… Well brewed.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2005
at 14:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Cask at GBBF 2005] An almost opaque red-brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with light notes of roasted malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt and caramel. A lovely mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2005
at 15:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[Cask at GBBF 2005] A brown beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of fruity esters and caramel, as well as hints of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and nuts, leading to a bitter hoppy end. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2005
at 15:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Handpull cask at Blakes in Dover. Mid brown bitter with white lasting head. Good astringent hoppy session bitter. Another good beer from Oakleaf
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Sep 2005
at 06:23
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Drab amber-brown beer, few transparant bubbles as head. Nose as from sweet sherry, nutty, firmly oxydized. BBd is indeed 4 months gone. Sweet, with a bitterish roasted taste that seems to swing to hoppiness, before completely reverting to sweet portwine. Sharp burning MF, not exaggerated however. Medium bodied, thinner by oxydation. It’s been said before, English ales rarely stand the test of aging gracefully. Small wonder that the exceptions as Th. Hardy’s became so famous. This one has aged way too fast (brewed a good year ago!). Still, it’s nowhere bad.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2005
at 13:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at County Hotel JDW Ashford. I am still learning to distinguish hop varieties, but now I think that I could spot cascades. Copper coloured, good distinctive aroma of cascades, slightly creamy in mouth. Citrus and slight herb. Good bitterness and finish with good strawberry/raspberry malt to balance it. Had to go back for another
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2005
at 16:31
4.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] A hazy amber beer with a small head. The aroma is very fruity and yeasty. While the flavor is dry hoppy with spicy and grassy notes, leading to a dry end, but the mouthfeel is watery.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2005
at 11:16
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Amber; crisp, fruity (blackberry, sweet orange), leafy hops. Cool, quenching finish.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2002
at 11:09
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Light brown colour; thin flavours (nutty), dryish finish....................
Tried
on 23 Aug 2002
at 11:08