7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Carry out from the brewery - from keg rather than cask] A murky amber pour with a thick white head; tropical fruit aroma; rich and immediately bitter tropical fruit taste with a peppery edge; and a long bitter grapefruit zest finish. Very easy drinking.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2022
at 17:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Carry out from the brewery.] A hazy pale golden pour with a rim of translucent head; grassy aroma with some orange zest; rich fruity body with a vintage marmalade taste; and a long orangey finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2022
at 18:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A glossy black pour with a scant beige head; rich roast coffee aroma; bitter treacle taste with a milky body; and some sooty smoke to finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jun 2022
at 14:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a hazy amber colour with a small off-white head. The aroma is malty, caramel, dried figs and leafy hops. A moderately sweet malty taste, brown bread, caramel and toffee flavours with some fruity and nutty notes and a moderately bitter finish.
Tried
on 20 May 2022
at 17:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
--Cask at The Alehouse, Reading. -- Black. Licorice and treacle up front. Mid sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Caramel, licorice and asphalt. Long bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2022
at 21:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the Crafty Taproom, Marlow. Poured a hazy light golden brown colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is big citrus fruits and grainy malt. The flavour is over moderate bitter, with a fresh, crisp, malt, light hop burn, dry hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
Crafty Taproom
on 07 May 2022
at 18:46
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask at Egham Beer Fest. Aroma is muted. Vaguely malty chocolate. Murky dark brown. Frothy beige head. Flava is had coffee with a porridge sweet edge. Molasses. Medium bodied. Oily. Sticky. Long finish. Nice enough on first impressions but then gets dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2022
at 11:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle from the brewery. Poured a hazy dark amber colour with a massive, everlasting, frothy off-white head. The aroma is malt and mixed nuts. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sweet, with a smooth, roast, nutty, light sweet treacle, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2022
at 23:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Pours light hazed pale gold with a white cap. Aroma: citrus, light tropical fruits, caramel hints, grass. Taste: light sweet & bitter, grains, cereal, lemon zest, grapefruit. Light to moderate body with soft carbonation. Pretty decent overall.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2022
at 09:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Keg Craft Beer Tasting Room, Bourne End. Poured almost black in colour with a lasting frothy light tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, light caramel. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter, light sweet, with a rich, roasty, dry, earthy, mineral, smoky, liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
at
KEG Craft Beer Tasting Room
on 27 Dec 2021
at 18:48