6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
30th June 2015: cask, hand-pulled half-pint in the Rocklands Club, Redditch. Pump clip has no mention of the brewery, or Jubilee: had to ask who brewed it (checked online before adding). Slight haze to the light golden pour, on top a white crown that gave off some lacing. Light malts in the nose and flavour with a caramel, semi-sweet feel to the whole brew. OK, but nothing really special.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2015
at 14:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate, honeycomb, caramel. Taste - charcoal, dark chocolate, light honeycomb and dry caramel again. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy yet crunchy texture and a long dry roasty finish. Overall - the nose was more inviting than the taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2015
at 16:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - hazy amber with a decent head. Nose - light sulphur, then crystal malt. Taste - light spice and dry biscuit. Toffee on the finish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a crunchy texture and a long dry crunchy finish. Overall - it’s not generous and it’s a bit gnarly but it’s definitely worth persisting with.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2015
at 15:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - hazy amber with a decent head. Nose - cookie dough. Taste - digestive biscuit, light chocolate in the back and a dried fruit note. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a balanced dry finish. Overall - this grew on me. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Apr 2015
at 15:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear golden, thin white head. Aromas of toffee and a slightly stale note, wet cardboard. Taste is light toffee, light twiggy note. OK, if a bit dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2015
at 07:50
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Like their other beers it doesn’t hang around too long. Nose - toffee but with a dank cardboard note. Taste - toffee, faint biscuits and spice in there. Palate - light to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - a bit bland and concerning cardboard aroma.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2015
at 07:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - amber. There’s a head initially but then it just gets tae. Nose - shandy, basically a malt drink with lemonade added. Taste - dry biscuits then lemon. Light caramel. Palate - close to medium bodied with a tangy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - it didn’t start well but it recovered somewhat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2015
at 14:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - golden with a head that quickly disappears. Nose - lemon pith and metallic notes. Taste - more of the same really. More citrus and still that metallic tang which I’d sometimes expect from a lager but not from an ale. Palate - light bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - not keen on the metallic note but it’s at least fairly balanced between malt and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2015
at 14:38
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Saucy Pears. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - citrus but also honey in the background. Taste - more of the same. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a finish that could be fresher. Overall - a bit bland.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2015
at 17:14
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle picked up at Saucy Pears, Worcester, Saturday 11th April 2015 consumed the same day at mum’s, Worcester. Pours mid gold with a slim white head atop. Dusty hops and a rather lacklustre beer in the mouth, dusty hops and a slightly tired dare I say boring flavour, the hops seem to have been used sparingly. Struggles to hit the giddy heights of merely being ok. A5 A3 T5 P3 Ov10 2.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2015
at 12:31