7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Ldn Old Brewer's Yard. It pours clear amber with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, sappy, resinous, orange marmalade, green, damp grass and leafy. The aroma is firmly dry, bitter, raw, sappy, resinous, green, weedy, herbal, damp grass, boozey kick, leathery, tannin and warmth through the finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Old school, punchy and boozey. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 10 Mar 2026
at 20:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 10 Mar 2026
at 20:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
1/3 pint, draught at the brewpub. A tiny white head over a clear amber-gold body, scattered lacing. Inviting aromas of herbal hops and mid-sweet malts. Fine balanced flavours of ripe fruits, bread-like malts, and a mild touch of caramel. Lingering bittersweet ending. Clean and rounded on the swallow. Well bodied. Good drinking. (Covent Garden, London 02.03.2026).
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 02 Mar 2026
at 15:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half-pint, draught at the brewpub. Almost black in the glass, covering white head that laced fine. Mid-sweet chocolate malts on the nose, lightly roasted. Rounded taste character of dark chocolate malts, hints of dried fruits. Rounded roasted malty ending. Medium bodied. Nice. (Covent Garden, London 02.03.2026).
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 02 Mar 2026
at 15:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half-pint, draught at the brewpub. Shared with AaFK and Magne. Spotty lacing from a decent pearl white head over a clear warm golden body. Promising citrus on the nose, mid-dry. Fruit hop driven taste with orange and peaches, backbone of pale malts. Mid-bitter fruity ending. Medium bodied. Pleasing (Covent Garden, London 2.03.2026).
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 02 Mar 2026
at 15:15
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half-pint, draught at the brewpub. Shared with Magne. Dotted spots on the glassware from a fair white head, golden body with a haze of wheat. Slightly spiced fruity hops on the nose. Mixed taste of Belgian yeast strain, wheat, and a spicy bite. Mid-sweet yeast fruity ending. Soft and quite refreshing. Decent. (Covent Garden, London 02.03.2026).
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 02 Mar 2026
at 15:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half-pint, draught at the brewpub. Shared with Magne. Deep black body, tiny beige head, spotty lacing. Inviting on the nose with mid-dry dark malt, nicely roasted. Dark malt-driven taste character, bite of earthy chocolate and dark bread followed by a bite of dried fruits toward the ending. Medium bodied. Pleasing. (Covent Garden. London 02.03.2026).
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 02 Mar 2026
at 14:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half-pint, draught at the brewpub. Shared with Magne. Naked on the surface, scattered lacing, clear late straw colour body. Moderate smell of pale malts and grass. Quite well balanced taste of cereal malts, grassy hops and a citric note. Malt-hoppy tail. Medium bodied. Decent (Covent Garden, London o2.03.2026).
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 02 Mar 2026
at 14:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Open Gate Brewery in Covent Garden. Pours clear amber brown with a ruby hue, beige foam. Aroma: light sweet malts, some roast. Taste: light to moderate sweet with lighter bitterness, light roast, milk choc hints. Thin body. Again served too cold but a bit more flavour here, nothing special though.
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 09 Feb 2026
at 22:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Keg at Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Covent Garden. Pours clear yellow gold with white foam. Aroma: mild grains, herbal hints. Taste: light sweet & bitter, follows the aroma. Light body with spritzy carbonation. Served too cold, lacking in flavour. Not sure why I'm surprised.
Tried
from Draft
at
Guinness Open Gate Brewery London
on 09 Feb 2026
at 21:53