8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
on 09 Sep 2012
at 07:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On cask at Sun Inn, Crook in Cumbria - a classic session ale with a creamy palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2012
at 07:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Deep honey gold color. Small bubbly white head. Light lemony, biscuit malt nose. Crisp, tart, citrus fruit malt flavor upfront. Medium bodied, slightly bitter with briney undertones. Lively carbonation on the palate. Firm malty / hoppy balance, finishing dry and spicy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2012
at 19:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2012. It pours golden amber, with a thin, bubbly off-white head. The nose is spice, hay, dough, underlying toffee sweetness and caramelised banana. The taste is sweet pear, red grape, banana, fruit syrup, toffee, wood and leather. Medium body and low carbonation. Drinks pretty well. A decent British barley wine.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2012
at 06:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Gbbf 2012. some toffee. Some warmth. Some burn on end. Some good conditioning for a barley wine. Drinks well.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2012
at 08:20
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
05/05 0.5 l bottle ogivlado brought from Bratislava, thanks for sharing! It poured clear golden body with small head. Fine hops in aroma, herbal mostly with biscuit malt underlying below. Flavor was weaker as expected, but nice biscuit maltiness with some bitter herbal hops make it decent for the style. Medium to thinner body with not particularly long bittersweet finish, that only reflects its simple but fine flavor. An OK bitter, much better than their ordinary Bluebird Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2012
at 02:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Hoppy ale as it states on the tin! Has a medium body and feels good in the palate.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2012
at 16:30
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
04/05 0.5 l bottle, courtesy of ogivlado, thanks for sharing! OK, this one poured slightly hazy orange body with medium sized head atop. Weak yeasty aroma, some biscuit malt. Slightly bitter herbal flavor, bread and biscuit malt with some chalky stale yeast. Generally light, thin bodied, this bitter had some orange and biscuit finish that was short and watery anyway. It’s not a good beer, it’s another disappointment and I really have to point out it’s a shame how many macro British ales are greatly overrated while the new raters, mainly from UK and US keep copying the grades. Are they rating beers by price?
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2012
at 11:35
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Mild American Pale Ale style bitter in both its aroma and its flavours. Also seen on cask at the brewpub.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2012
at 15:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Malt and toasted malt aroma with light grass. Malt and grain flavor with woodsiness. Medium bodied. Malt and grain lingers with woodsiness and light grass.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2012
at 12:55