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Tried
on 16 Nov 2022
at 07:21
13/10/2012. ROYAL OAK, Lower Bristol Road, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FOUR COUNTY INNS)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 16:47
01/05/2001. HORTS, 49 Broad Street, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 15 Nov 2022
at 16:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2015 - London. Pours clear gold with a frothy, white head. The aroma holds grain, light farts, citrus rind. Lightly sweet with some bitter grass and rind, light citrus fruit, grain husk. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Bitter finish, more grainy bread and citrus rind. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2022
at 22:23
7/10
Bottle online from The Cheddar Ales Brewery. Pours a slightly hazy deep copper colour with a thin off white head. Aromas of dry dark fruits, toasty brown bread, fruit cake and sweet caramel. Taste has more deep flavours of fruit cake, caramel, butterscotch, honeycomb, lots of spice and burnt toasty bread on the finish. Perfect amount of bitterness on the finish. Nicely balanced. Medium body, low carbonation and smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Really enjoyed this. Lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2022
at 21:58
7/10
Bottle online from The Cheddar Ales Brewery. Pours a hazy amber colour with a medium sized thick creamy white head. Mixed aromas of citrus, spice, biscuits and floral. Taste has a touch of marmalade, citrus pith, floral, underlying biscuits and peppery spice. Earthy hops on the finish. Thin to medium body, low carbonation and smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Decent enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2022
at 21:37
7/10
Bottle online from Cheddar Ales Brewery. Lively on opening, slight gusher. Pours a murky muddy amber colour with a large thick foamy off white head. Aromas of toffee and caramel, biscuits, floral, some twigs and earthy hops. Also hints of citrus orange. Taste has more upfront notes of citrus orange with more caramel and biscuits in the background. Orange peel, earthy and floral hops and also herbal notes on the finish. A little sweetness and bitterness hanging around at the end . Nicely balanced. Medium body, low carbonation and smooth mouthfeel. Decent beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2022
at 21:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A bright amber pour with a ring of white froth; citrus aroma; crisp citrusy taste with sweet red grapefruit and a touch of honey adding body and smoothness; before a tangy zesty finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Nov 2021
at 15:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle ordered from Inn At Home, Newbury. Aroma had salt liquorice, sweet berries and a coffee core. Opaque dark brown. Thin frothy beige head. Light-medium bitter. Roasty. Salty. A touch of vanilla. Like that it makes me think of salt liquorice. Light bodied. Slick. A tad creamy. Flat carbonation. Long astringent finish. Decent tangy stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2021
at 22:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle from Inn At Home, Newbury. Aroma is sweet and perfumed. Dark fruit and marzipan and spice. It is golden brown, I guess. Thin creamy off-white head soon develops a bald patch. Initial touch of low key sweetness, followed by a spicy sourness. Underlying bitter core. Light bodied. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Dry finish with a touch of the astringent. After the aroma I was expecting a rich English Strong Ale type of affair. However the final beer is more like on of those ESBs that oldschool breweries roll out for Christmas. And it's so thin. But after all that it's OK, better than a twiggy bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2021
at 18:46