6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of floral, citrus, hops. Taste is sweet, malty, grain, tangy, fruity, spicy, mellow citrus and earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry spicy hoppy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2026
at 17:42
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2026
at 05:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
23/5/2026. Cask at The 2026 Cambridge Beer Festival.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2026
at 12:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
23/5/2026. Cask at The 2026 Cambridge Beer Festival.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 May 2026
at 12:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pint in the pub garden on an early Friday spring evening. Perfect pour and just how a cask porter should be. Deep brown in colour with rich malts and a welcome farmyard tang. Great way to start the weekend.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Strathmore Arms
on 17 Apr 2026
at 21:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Bumble Inn
on 11 Apr 2026
at 11:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg draught at the Tap & Kitchen, Oundle. Light gold and a little hazy with a small film of white head. Big aroma of gooseberry and pineapple with an underpinning of sweet vanilla malt. Sweet balanced taste, gently malt-led at first but bringing in the bittersweet fruity hop. Ambrosial. Light body with carbonation on the heavy side, lifting the experience. I love NZ pale and this is no exception.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2025
at 15:04
5.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 4.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask at Tap and Kitchen, Oundle. Reddish brown and clear with an uneven beige head and a little lacing. Nose has a bit of sulphur to it, a bit weird. Also woody character, some red berry. Taste has even more sulphur to it, with a dry bitterness pervading. Long tannic finish. Body feels full with very little carbonation. Usually love Nene Valley but this fell short.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2025
at 14:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg draught att he Tap and Kitchen, Oundle. Light gold, clear with a small ring of off-white head and good lacing. Sweet aroma with stone fruit, candy sugar. Gorgeous sweet taste, more stone fruit, some grapefruit, touches of white pepper and spruce. Medium body, slightly oily, carbonation on the high side. This is a really good pale from Nene Valley.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2025
at 14:10