6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy off-white head. Malts and nuts prominent in the aroma, plus traces of autumn fruits. Sweetness is the main sensation in the mouth, with flavours of autumn fruits and caramel. A little bitterness creeps in later on. Finish is sweet but dry. Pleasant enough – but it won’t set the world alight. PS also I would regard it as a bitter / best bitter, and not a “red ale”
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 00:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Taylors Gluten Free Network. Dark chestnut brown colour, bubbly beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of roasty malt, chocolate & caramel. Taste is sweet, malty, roasted notes, with milk chocolate and caramel, and some nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry light roast bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2021
at 18:07
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Third of a gravity dispensed pint at the Kidderminster Beer Festival on 6th November 2021. Clear amber body, thin white head. Boozy and pretty sweet, mild citrus notes from the hops, but the Cara Malt rules the roost.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2021
at 09:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled pint in The Three Fishes, Shrewsbury on 9th Aug 2021. Clear amber body, smooth creamy head that stayed the distance and left some impressive lacing. Fairly bitter with a piney hop front aroma and taste wise, floral and fruity esters/flavours followed along nicely. Pleasant, easy drinking ale all round.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2021
at 05:43
6/10
Tried
on 13 May 2021
at 18:01
6/10
Tried
on 13 May 2021
at 10:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle at 5.7%. Pours reddy brown with a medium frothy head. Aroma is slightly sour bready malts with a little cherry. Taste has sour woody cherry throughout, touch of red wine on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2021
at 18:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml. bottle as part of the "European Local Swap", many thanks @minutemat for this one. New county tick. @"home", 15/01/2021
[#3.732 Global - #438 England - #1 Bewdley Brewery (My English brewery #161)]
Pours dark ruby with a thin white head. No lacing, minimal retention. Aroma: Smoked malts, liquorice, nuts. Taste: light smoked malts, light toffee and nuts. Oily texture. Slightly bitter.
Next one please!
[#3.732 Global - #438 England - #1 Bewdley Brewery (My English brewery #161)]
Pours dark ruby with a thin white head. No lacing, minimal retention. Aroma: Smoked malts, liquorice, nuts. Taste: light smoked malts, light toffee and nuts. Oily texture. Slightly bitter.
Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2021
at 09:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Dragnet101, as part of Euroswap, many thanks. zDark chestnut brown color with off-white head. Aroma of nougat, chocolate, caramel, roasted malt. Taste is the same.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2020
at 15:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Dark ruby, thin white head, minimal retention; not great. Aroma of malts, liquorice, berries, earth; very nice although you tell its fairly light bodied. This proves to the case but has a nice soft carbonation. Taste is toasted malts, liquorice, berries, nice bitterness, slightly dry. I enjoyed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2020
at 21:36