4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Nags Head, Reading. Pours hazed pale golden with a white cap. Aroma: grains, citrus - predominantly orange, floral, grassy. Taste: light sweet, grains, citrus zest, orange, some grassy bitterness on the finish. Light to medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Nags Head
on 07 Feb 2022
at 09:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours almost black with a small cream head. There’s a good aroma here of blackcurrants, roast malts and traces of coffee. In the mouth it has a creamy texture with plenty of flavours. Mainly chocolate and milky coffee, but also some dark fruits and hints of biscuits. Finish is slightly more bitter, with accompanying fruitiness. A pretty decent milk stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jan 2022
at 21:13
5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pre-warned I opened it slowly over the sink! Didn't lose too much. Still just poured out a glass of absolute foam, which eventually collapses into a hazy yellow gold beer. Getting some lime on the nose, light spice. Taste is cereal grains, faint citrus. There's not a right lot going on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2021
at 16:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Appearance - salmon pink to cherry red. Steady carbonation. Nose - some tart raspberry and apple but mainly sweet rhubarb. Taste - mainly ripe rhubarb. Some tart red fruit too. Palate - medium bodied and generally quite sweet throughout. Overall - it is what it is.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2021
at 00:12
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery online shop. This one 7.3%. Appearance - mat black and opaque. Beige to tan head. Nose - creamy dark chocolate and coffee roast. Taste - bitter dark chocolate then creamy coffee with bitter roast on the finish. Palate - medium bodied, roasty edge to it. Overall - good though not my style at all. Base beer good but the coffee addition makes it less complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2021
at 21:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - cloudy amber. Fluffy white head. Nose - floral and honey notes. Taste - honey, just an inkling of Turkish Delight. Soft wood spice and possibly saffron. Palate - light bodied but with a good texture. Some dryness rather than specifically bitterness on the finish. Overall - pleasant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2021
at 21:24
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - golden amber. Big fizzy head. Nose - herby and spicy. Also, lemon peel and a little pepper. Taste - ginger heat, candied lemon and herbs. Palate - light bodied, peppery middle and light spice remaining on the finish. Good linger. Overall - quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2021
at 05:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - pale golden with gentle carbonation. Nose - lightly tart apples. Quite straightforward. Taste - tart apples and apple skin. Palate - light to medium bodied. Tangy tart middle and finish. Good length. Overall - pleasant enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2021
at 18:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - hazy, pale yellow. Creamy white head. Nose - grapefruit and dried orange. Bready. Taste - more citrus in both fresh and dried forms. Lime marmalade. Just a touch of cereal at the back Palate - light bodied, creamy texture and a zesty finish. Overall - good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2021
at 21:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the brewery online shop. Appearance - gusher but not as much as the Joe Allen which required some carpet cleaning. Opened it outside. Snow white head over a pale yellow body. Nose - light grass, lemon and hop spice. Taste - lemon, lemon curd and light grassy herby bitterness. Palate - light bodied, a little sweet in the middle and gentle bitterness. Overall - ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jun 2021
at 20:07