3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Hand-pulled pint in the Trafalgar, Ramsey (IoM) on 8th April 2015. Light amber with a white topping. Strange farmyard, homebrew sort of smell and flavours: did not take to the beer at all. Big disappointment as this was only my second pint on the island. Maybe it was passed it’s best or was off, but I didn’t take it back, I just drank it and got something else next!
Tried
on 13 Apr 2015
at 09:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Bushys Helmsman ].Clear medium orange color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light hoppy, light toffee - butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, sharp, butter notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130815]
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2015
at 08:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 4 - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a creamy white head. Lightly farty aroma, some dough pale malts. Light sweet flavor with simple citrus and dough, some bitter hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation; nice condition. Balanced finish with further citrusy hops, pale bread. A solid golden bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Feb 2015
at 15:53
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’14, day 4, 15/08/14. Lightly hazed golden with a moderate off white swirl and edgeing. Nose is not unpleasant but not a lot doing, light caramel, grass, hint of vanilla, bready. Taste comprises bready malts, light citric notes, grassy, caramel. Medium bodied, moderate to soft carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterings. Adequate and whelming - together at last!
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2014
at 13:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF 2014, London (13/08/2014) - pours gold with a white head. Aroma and taste is toasty malty, light caramel and toffee, some citrus fruity notes, medium bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2014
at 03:12
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampled @ GBBF day 2. Clear golden color, small white head. Smell and taste malts, a hint of fruitiness, slightly cardboard, lightly bitter. Average to medium body and carbonation.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2014
at 09:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF, 2014. Gold pour with a white head. Caramel and citrus aroma. Caramel, citrus and vanilla flavour. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2014
at 00:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’14. Mid- to dark gold with a lively natural head. Takes a while to clear. Fresh aroma of orange peel, sea salt, sulphur, lemon butter. Very Burtonesque. There is an astringent bittersweet initial taste which gives way to an almost savoury/salty finish. Aftertaste carries some bitter/sour intensity. Weak body but high in natural carbonation. Salty aftertaste stays and stays, leaves you wanting more. Overall: nice but unassuming. A cut above the average best bitter, although I think I’m benefitting from having this in perfect condition. This would be ruined if even slightly past its best.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2014
at 03:03
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask - Caramel and twig. Clear copper with a thin white head. Bitterness and light caramel notes, nothing new.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2014
at 04:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Sidings, Castletown. Smooth and malty-sourish in the beginning. Smooth and nice, fresh and not too easy to drink with still deepness there. The mainpart is malty-smooth, nice ale character, no real bitterness, dry-sourish aley aftertaste, smooth, malty. On the tongue remains a malty-sourish ale aroma.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2014
at 11:44