7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Bottle) Brownish black colour with brief, foamy, brown head. Malty, roasted nose with dark bread, espresso, dark chocolate, liquorice and a touch of tobacco. Malty, roasted, sweetish taste with notes of dark bread, espresso, dark chocolate, tobacco, vanilla, liquorice and a balanced coffee bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, quite sweet. Rich, creamy and well balanced Hides the 10% quite well. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2026
at 21:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 6.5
(Bottle) Brownish red colour with brief, tan head. Malty nose with notes of bread, caramel, dried fruit, nuts, orange peel and spices. Malty taste with caramel, bread, dried fruit, nuts, orange peel and a balanced spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Smooth and well balanced. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2025
at 19:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
330ml bottle from a shop in Grasmere, England. Pours a crystal clear light gold color with a white head and good retention. Sparse lacing. Very bready aroma. Smooth and clean white bread and malt flavor. Very good flavor for such a light beer. Light body. Medium-light carbonation. Not bitter. Well done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2025
at 22:36
5.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2025
at 15:44
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask @ Moon and Starfish, Clacton-on-Sea. Clear dark red with a small white head. Aroma of malts, marzipan and toffee. Taste of caramel, cherries, toffee, red berries, malts, cake and a hint of lemons. Low bitterness. Low carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2025
at 20:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a mid gold colour with a tight white head, light malt aroma with hints of caramel, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 14 Sep 2025
at 17:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a deep ruby with minimal cream head and good lacing. There’s malts and dark fruits in the aroma plus some hoppy hints. In the mouth it is definitely bitter but with a little underlying sharpness. Flavour has traditional hops, malts and ginger with traces of berry fruits and cake coming through later. Finish is quite dry and slightly sweet. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Moon Under Water (JDW)
on 08 Sep 2025
at 14:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A hazy copper coloured pour with a thin translucent head; aroma of hedgerow fruit; sweet malty body with some blackberries and an earthy bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
Back of Beyond
on 26 Aug 2025
at 09:15
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 25 Aug 2025
at 19:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 08 Aug 2025
at 16:03