7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a oil sludge black with a tan ring head. Aroma is dark fruits, boozy, chocolate malty, toffee. Taste is Smokey, boozy, oak, vanilla, chocolate, dark fruits, cherry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2022
at 21:40
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 24th April 2022. Deep ruby black with tan foam and spot lacing. Fresh coffee aroma with bitter chocolate. Rich and intense roastiness in-mouth, and a bitter roasty finish with a fiery touch. Superb.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 May 2022
at 19:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 07/04/22. Moderately hazed golden orange with an off white cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is herb, grains, lemon rind, hint of botanicals, orange zest. Taste comprises lemon tinged straw, toasted grains, light gin tickle, botanicals, herb, grass. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Fine ... wouldn't revisit but achieves what it sets out to name wise.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2022
at 18:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can: Poured a hazy bright yellow with a creamy off white head. Aroma is citrus, gin like, wheat, grain. Taste is citrus, fruity, gin, piney, grapefruit, pulpy, wheat.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2022
at 14:57
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a pale gold with a small white heads and good lacing. There are oranges and malts mixed together in the aroma. Oranges again in the mouth, where the flavour starts off sweet with general citrus and some lemon, before sharpening to bitter with a flood of traditional hops. Finish is dry and bitter. Very nice – one of few beers that fully deserve the term “Session IPA”.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Dec 2021
at 22:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from Cambridge Wines. Pours deep brown with a frothy, khaki head. Lightly sweet with sturdy, lightly ashy roast, some scorched earth, bitter dark chocolate. Light to medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Lightly drying finish, further ashy roast, burnt dark malts, more bitter cocoa. Solid offering here. Nice old-school stout.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Dec 2021
at 21:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, half-pint, shared with Finn at Maypole. Dotted spots from a low, pearl white head, clear amber. Moderate caramel malts on the nose. Blended taste profile of dried fruits and caramel. Bittersweet finish. Pretty fair. (Cambridge 14.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2021
at 19:37
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught, 1/3 pint at Pint Shop Cambridge. Shared with Finn. White head, clear golden body, fair lacing. Moderate smell of grain and dusty hops. Taste of noble hops and a bite of cereal malts. Mid-dry, malt-fruity finish. Fair enough. (Cambridge 14.11.2021).
Tried
on 05 Dec 2021
at 09:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask, half pint at Plasterers Arms, shared with Finn. Stable beige head leaving scattered lacing on the glass. Almost black body. Roasted malty nose, doughy. Malt-forward taste profile of earth and grain, added by a touch of chocolate. Mid-sweet, roasted finish. Pretty good. (Norwich 11.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2021
at 07:33
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half-pint, cask at Plasterers Arms, shared with Finn. Patchy white head, clear golden body, clingy lacing. Moderate smell of dusty hops and grain. Mixed malt-fruity flavours, oily hops, grain, and a biscuit vibe. Modest bitter fruity end. Easy to drink. Satisfying. (Norwich 11.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2021
at 15:17