7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
6/4/2019. Cask at The Eternal Optimist, Swindon. Pours amber with an average sized white head. Aroma of malt, hops, tropical fruit, pine, light citrus, caramel and biscuit. Moderate sweetness, bitterness and body. Oily texture, soft carbonation. Very palatable brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2019
at 13:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Busaba. Nose is flowers, clove, orange, mandarin. Palate is clove, lots of flowers, orange. Mandarin finish. Actually pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2019
at 20:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
17/2/2019. Bottle from Flower Farm Shop, Godstone as North Wall Best Bitter 4.3% abv. Pours hazy caramel brown coloured with a large foamy off-white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, biscuit, fruit and flowers. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight creaminess to the texture and a bit above average carbonation. Moderately sweet fruity earthy finish. Decent ‘best’.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2019
at 14:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O'Nails, Bristol 10/2/2019. Amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Citrus hops, rich tea malts, a touch of sweet red fruit before a dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2019
at 16:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O'Nails, Bristol 14/1/2019. Hazy gold, with a slight, white, head. Citrus hops, some tangerine and lemon fruit, rich tea malts and a dryish finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2019
at 19:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at Swindon Beer Festival 25/10/2018. Deep pink in colour, with a slight, white, head. Dark and red berries sweet upfront and ending slightly tart, with some light white bread malts. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2018
at 16:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at Swindon Beer Festival 25/10/2018. Dark brown in colour, with a slight, beige, head. Toasty malts, some berry fruit, touch of liquorice, caramel and a warming finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2018
at 16:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at Swindon Beer Festival 25/10/2018. Dark brown in colour, with a slight, beige, head. Heavy banana aroma and flavour, some plain chocolate, touch of toffee and sweet, warming, finish. A bit one dimensional, but fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2018
at 16:29
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (gravity) @ #RHBCF2018 🧙🍻🇬🇧 [ The 11th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival (The 43th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival) ], The Motorpoint Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As Hop Kettle Element ].
ABV: 4.2%. Clear medium orange - amber yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light flowers - fruity - apple. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity malt, caramel, sweet malt, apple, light earthy, light flowers - fruity - apple. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20181019]
6-3-6-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2018
at 08:15
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (gravity) @ #RHBCF2018 🧙🍻🇬🇧 [ The 11th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival (The 43th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival) ], The Motorpoint Arena, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.
[ As Hop Kettle EastStar ].
ABV: 5.0%. Cloudy - hazy medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, fruity malt, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20181019]
6-2-5-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2018
at 08:14