5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2016. Clouded amber-yellow, but closer to the latter. Unfined but still packs plenty of taste, mildly fruity with a fair wheat style in an ale texture.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2016
at 06:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Cambridge Blue. Dark yellow and cloudy as you like. Lemon, toasted marshmallow, biscuit spread, hay on the perfect aroma. Taste is less balanced. A string bitter-sour overlays the sweet hop fruitiness. This has a lot going for it but it’s nicer to sniff than drink.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2016
at 13:14
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask from the Townhouse, Ely. Reddish copper with a medium beige head. Jasmine, wood bark and a slight vinous note in the aroma. Juicy sweet taste with slight tannic bitter in the finish. Hints of tea and stone fruit. Medium to full body. As twiggy brown bitters go, this one is ace.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jan 2016
at 15:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Townhouse, Ely. Honey brown, fairly flat. Jasmine, weeds, nectarine. A bit of fenugreek? The Amarillo is strong with this one. Sweet, juicy taste with a bittersweet aftertaste. More spicy gardening flavours. It’s original and enjoyable but doesn’t have that wonderfully judged balance evident in the best of TBM’s beers.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2015
at 12:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried at the Nottingham beer festival 2015. Ruby black colour with a tan head. Big hoppy citrus and pine aroma with the roasted malt. Decent bitter taste and aftertaste.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2015
at 09:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at Nottingham festival with fonefan, Charlotte, Boudicca & chriso. Hazy maroon. Aroma of pine and cocoa. Taste is roasty, bitter finish. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2015
at 13:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Townhouse, Ely. Golden and cloudy with dapples of white head. Lots of lacing. Orange zest and spice (with the telltale coriander at the forefront) in the aroma. Taste is bittersweet and quite hoppy - feels almost like a cross between a golden ale and a witbier - but the finish is a bit soapy. I like it but it’s not particularly focused.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2015
at 16:12
6/10
Tried
on 26 Sep 2015
at 16:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Mill, Cambridge. Light gold with a small white head. Modest grapefruit peel aroma, with a slight astringency. Bitter taste with juicy pineapple notes. Astringent aftertaste with a hint of soapiness. Good but the bitterness jars a bit.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2015
at 17:52
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Handpull cask at the Mill, Cambridge. Light gold, hazy. An impressive white head due to natural carbonation. Massive grapefruit and pineapple aroma which threatens to reach out and bite you on your nose. The taste is gorgeous as well, pleasantly bitter without being overpowering. Gentle palate. My dear Lord. This belies its strength so well. I’ve had full on IPAs with less flavour and character. I try to guard against homerism but my local brewery has come up with another winner.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2015
at 13:36