4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Handpulled half pint at The Cayo Arms, Cardiff. Dark mahogany body. Low level foam with some laceworks. Aroma of sweet berries. Flavour is a mix of malty sweetness and dark fruits. Vague bitter end. Rather anonymous for a premium bitter (02.02.2007).
Tried
on 12 Feb 2007
at 13:53
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask handpull at Folkestone Wetherspoon’s. Hazy copper colour, with lasting fluffy beige head. Yeast and butter on aroma, some light citrus fruits. Light in mouth. More buttery/caramel in mouth. Bit of muddy, earthy hop finish. Light citrus notes on finish. It wasn’t blond and it didn’t make me smile.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2006
at 08:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask Handpump. Clear orange color, short head. Aroma is moderately hoppy, grainy. Bitter taste and palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2006
at 01:28
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask conditioned - Went to have this in a the Queens Head, Sedgeborough, Worcs yesterday but it ran dry as soon as they started serving it. Tried it in a pub in Prestbury, Glos today. Red amber colour, bit cloying malty aroma fairly inconspicous franky a bit dissapointed.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2006
at 16:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Pillars of Hercules, London Xmas Pub Crawl. Well it has come out of retirement thanks to Highgate. Red/chestnut colour with thin beige head. Tarry fruit with good malts. Fruit is a little sour in the mouth with dark cherries. Again, I quite like this, bit of liquorice hiding in that sourness somewhere too.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Dec 2005
at 07:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Folkestone Wetherspoons. Copper colour with disappearing bubbly beige head. Fragrant hop aroma, some pear drop fruit anad peach fruit. Bit of balancing acidity and then tangy citrus hop finish. Well made beer, like a lot of Smiles beers.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2005
at 15:00
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Gravity cask at Lobster Pot, West Malling Pale gold, no head. Some citrus/acid/peach/hop going on. Quite sharp with a bit of hap but basically I didn’t like this very much.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2005
at 11:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
cask at little gem aylesford ruby colour rich malt flavour plums and strawberries sweetish but pleasant good ruby some choc bitterish hops on end with more strawberry. nice
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2005
at 06:16
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at County Hotel (JDW) Ashford. Amber in colour, some perfumed hops on nose. Acidic in mouth and on end. Bit ordinary until you get a smack of tangy hops on the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2005
at 06:02