6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Maidenhead Beer Festival 2018. A pale amber pour with a loose white head; unexpectedly herbal aroma, with some lemon in the background; dry in the mouth with a pithy orange taste; and a long orangey finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:36
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Maidenhead Beer Festival 2018. A pale amber, headless, pour; with a fresh leafy raspberry aroma; smooth creamy body, and a sharp raspberry taste with a little sweetness; and a creamy finish. Rather good, exactly as expected.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2018
at 14:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from the Mad Squirrel Shop, Chesham. A bright golden amber pour with a thin white head; big barley wine aroma; strong grainy barley wine taste to start; with a pleasant spicy bitterness and lots of warming alcohol in the finish. Rather good - a barley wine with hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jul 2018
at 20:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle from Mad Squirrel, Chesham. A bright amber pour with a fast fading white head; subtle vanilla aroma; smooth and creamy in the mouth, with a sweetish grainy body and delicate vanilla that contributes some warmth to the finish. Nicely put together.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 18:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at MS HW, 21/06/18. Rich chestnut brown with a well presented lasting beige head. Nose is airy malts, light fruit dusting, caramel, faint hops, sweet notes. Taste comprises toffee, nutty, light fruit loaf, red berry whisper, grains, brown sugar coating. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with modest hop bitterness. Decent easy drinking cask amber.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2018
at 17:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at the Craft Beer Shop, Little Chalfont. Poured a clear golden colour with little life. The aroma is grainy malt, raspberry, red berry fruits. The flavour is light sweet with a light, watery, grainy, light fruit, light mineral, light hop bitter palate. Light bodied with flat carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jun 2018
at 18:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Keg at MS HW, 17/06/18. Golden with a decent off white cap. Nose is raspberry soda, toasted malts, grains, jammy berries. Taste comprises berry fruits, airy malts, pink berry fizz, cream soda, light tang to the berries. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so affair.
Tried
on 18 Jun 2018
at 07:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
33cl bottle from the Windsor farm shop. A straw coloured pour with a fast fading white head; floral aroma with a touch of gooseberry; dry with a light fruity taste; and a dry finish with grapes and a hint of spice. Rather good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2018
at 17:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
33cl bottle from the Windsor Farm Shop, Old Windsor. A slightly hazy pale amber pour with a tight white head; peach aroma; citrus taste to start, then a fruity peach taste; and a bready finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2018
at 18:19
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2018
at 16:55