5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester M4. Pours a clear dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty caramel aroma with some hints of chocolate and coffee. Roasted malty nutty caramel flavor. Slightly watery and thin mouthfeel. Has a slightly sweetish roasted malty caramel finish with some nutty hints in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2009
at 10:18
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Clear dark brown color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly - fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, coffee, toffee, butter, vanilla notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and ligt to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090123]
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2009
at 02:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Wenlock Arms, London. Ruby, lasting beige head. Some caramel, bit of butter, but nothing too offensive. Nice enough. Good solid mild. Not many hops. Good malts, good condition and impressive for a 3.0% beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2009
at 16:41
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[500ml bottle from the Country Larder, Trentham.] Hazy copper with a caramel head; caramel aroma; caramel flavour; some spice but lacking any real finish. Very disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2008
at 14:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, Carringtons, Manchester. Cloudy darkish amber colour with a very thin film of head. Biscuity malt aroma with a hint of citrus fruitiness. 5.8% very well masked and palate actually a touch on the watery side. Yeasty, sweet caramel maltiness with muted citrus tones in the flavour. Finished very dry. Started to get a bit tedious towards the end of the glass and put me in mind of a horrendous bar I used to live nearby of the same name.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2008
at 08:45
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity filled jug) @ Smithfield Hotel & Bar, Manchester M4, UK. Clear light to medium amber orange color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, light hoppy, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft - flat. (190108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2008
at 04:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Treacle like dark brown colour. Bitter, burnt, malt aroma. Flavour is smokey and quite bitter with hints of coffee and treacle.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2007
at 05:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 6/12/07. Reddish-amber colour with a decent white head. Aroma of caramel and grassy hops. Red fruit flavour with a long bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2007
at 14:37
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Swan, ST15, Stone. Clear medium orange color with a small virtually none off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, flowers, lime, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2007
at 03:33
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at Notts BF 05. Dark chestnut. Disappearing biege head. Good dark malts on nose. Some acids in mouth with more rich malt. Some choc/coffee. Lacks body in the mouthfeel. Malty finish, slightly dry.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2005
at 16:12