7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Deep copper with an inch of cream head that’s never less than a coat. Aroma of rich toffee, dried fruit, smoke, bread, pepper. And so it tastes. Sweetness gives way hastily to firm peppery bitterness. Lacks a bit of bottom end, but a good and original beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2013
at 07:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours dark brown with a small head.Nose shows soft peat, nutty notes, golden syrup, toasty malt and spices.Equally malty flavours but with more breads and toasty malt alongside a bit of gentle booze. Slightly metallic.Body feels a bit watery.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2013
at 18:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
pale golden color. Lots of tropical fruit very light body, almost malt backbone with tons of pineapples. Slight bitter finish . Very enjoyable
Tried
on 08 Mar 2013
at 19:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle. Amber with a huge white head. Fresh, lively floral and herbal aroma (don’t think I’d have picked juniper if it weren’t on the label) with honeydew melon and a little peach. Light-bodied, getting on to watery. A little caramel sweetness, lots of botanical notes, dry with pepper and juniper at the end. Refreshing. Would hit the spot well on a humid Byron evening.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2013
at 02:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from The Ale House, Chelmsford, Essex. Quite powerful but certainly not unpleasant floral/citrus aroma. Easy drinking and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2012
at 15:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours dark amber with a large, lasting head.Nose shows some nutty and toasty malt along with light spicy herbal notes from the juniper. A little faint.Similar spicy characters show as flavours along with nutty notes. Extremely quaffable. Gets a bit sweet later though.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2012
at 02:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
7th August 2012
GBBF. Last beer of a long day and somewhat truncated notes. Guess this must have been from a bottle. Light crisp beer with a semi dry palate. Light hops with a little mango. Decent. 3.5
24th December 2012
Hazy gold beer, little white head. Palate is crisp and semi dry. Minerals. Nice light tropical fruit hops - peach. apricot and mango in equal proportions. Light dry finish. A light and refreshing beer without ever being wimpy. Great fresh fruits.
GBBF. Last beer of a long day and somewhat truncated notes. Guess this must have been from a bottle. Light crisp beer with a semi dry palate. Light hops with a little mango. Decent. 3.5
24th December 2012
Hazy gold beer, little white head. Palate is crisp and semi dry. Minerals. Nice light tropical fruit hops - peach. apricot and mango in equal proportions. Light dry finish. A light and refreshing beer without ever being wimpy. Great fresh fruits.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2012
at 04:08
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
What I really wanted tonight was an IPA, but for some reason I reached for this in the fridge, so I’m probably holding its weaknesses against it more than I otherwise would. There’s plenty of malt on the nose with the slightest hint of something floral. On the tongue it’s all caramel and chocolate with a sort of metallic finish. There’s a reasonable body to this beer, so it’s certainly pleasant but it’s by no means complex.
Tried
on 14 Oct 2012
at 23:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at home ... pale golden yellow ... thin white head ... soft floral orange and cat piss nose ... way over fizzy ... light bitter ... light orange ... dry zezty fruits ...
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2012
at 14:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours dark brown with ruby tints and a small head.Nose shows bready, toasty and nutty malt. Quite interesting though.Flavours are more approaching roasted malt, with some soft toasty notes underneath. Also some spicy hops.Carbonation is too hot.A big change of last year.
Tried
on 14 Aug 2012
at 02:59