5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Clear golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is earthy hop, vanilla, caramel, light citric notes. Taste comprises pale malt, straw, citric peel, orange, lemon rind. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with a grassy bitter linger. So so.
Tried
on 04 Jan 2015
at 06:40
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruity and light peachy hoppy. Fruity, peachy and slight citrusy. Crisp hoppy. Bitter and lingering crisp hoppy fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2014
at 01:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Old Ship Inn, Hackney. Poured a clear reddish brown with a bubbly white head. The aroma is light fruity malt. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light woody resin hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2014
at 12:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Old Ship Inn, Hackney. Poured a clear straw colour with a bubbly white head and lots of broken lace. The aroma is citrus fruit hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light citrus hop bitter palate. Light to moderate bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2014
at 12:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Old Ship Inn, Hackney. Pours brown with a tan head. Aroma of caramel, malt, light veggies and dark fruits. Flavour is over moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2014
at 12:03
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Old Ship Inn, Hackney. Pours clear orange golden with an off white head. Aroma of fruity hops, earthy hops, dough, caramel and light malt. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and light heavy bitter. Light medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Dec 2014
at 11:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle (from AbM). Orangeish amber colour, small head. Aroma is wooden, resiny and mildly nutty with some slight sweet maltiness to it as well. Flavour is bready and toffeeish malts, some slight floral, wooden and nutty notes along with some mild earthy and grassy bitterness towards the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2014
at 23:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home in London. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy, white head. The nose holds some bready malts, hints of buttery caramel, orange. Light to medium sweet flavor with a bit of oily pine, juicy citrus fruits, more bread, some dough. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Decent balance on the finish, with lightly toasted pale, bready malts, moderate pine, citrus rind, earth, slight minerality. Not bad. (December 2014, score: 3.3)
Cask at Pigs Ear 2014 - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. The nose holds citrusy hops, pale bread, pine needles. Light-medium sweet flavor with some sticky pine, dry pale bread, light grass, rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Nicely balanced finish with a bit of resinous, piney hops, more citrus character, balancing pale malt sugars. Very good. (December 2014, score: 3.7)
Cask at Pigs Ear 2014 - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head. The nose holds citrusy hops, pale bread, pine needles. Light-medium sweet flavor with some sticky pine, dry pale bread, light grass, rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Nicely balanced finish with a bit of resinous, piney hops, more citrus character, balancing pale malt sugars. Very good. (December 2014, score: 3.7)
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2014
at 19:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
2nd December 2014
Pigs Ear. Cask. Light haze on this deep amber beer, a few pale tan bubbles. Palate is light, dry and a little crisp. Cinnamon and what tastes like cloves. Cherries and orange and a little raisin. Light dry finish. Bitterish linger. Yep, very much a Christmas beer! Tasty.
Pigs Ear. Cask. Light haze on this deep amber beer, a few pale tan bubbles. Palate is light, dry and a little crisp. Cinnamon and what tastes like cloves. Cherries and orange and a little raisin. Light dry finish. Bitterish linger. Yep, very much a Christmas beer! Tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2014
at 10:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
5th December 2014
Cock Tavern. Cask. Hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Light pale malts. Bitter floralness. Decently bitter pithy hops, grapefruit. LIttle pine. Mild hop spice. Light dry finish. Bitterish citric linger and more hop spice. Decent despite a trace of sulphur.
Cock Tavern. Cask. Hazy gold beer, small white head. Palate is light and semi dry. Decent fine carbonation. Light pale malts. Bitter floralness. Decently bitter pithy hops, grapefruit. LIttle pine. Mild hop spice. Light dry finish. Bitterish citric linger and more hop spice. Decent despite a trace of sulphur.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2014
at 09:13