7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at CPK, Pimlico on 30th September 2022. Clear coppery amber with shallow off-white foam and patchy lacing. Nutty malts in aroma. Spiced fruits and plenty of maltiness in-mouth, and a finish of hazelnut with hints of bitterness. Velvet smooth mouthfeel and a medium body. An interesting ale.
Tried
from Cask
at
CASK Pub & Kitchen
on 30 Sep 2022
at 21:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading at 4.3% ABV] A reddish chestnut pour with a tight beige head; aroma of purple fruit with a touch of spice; luscious fruity taste with spiced plums and damsons; then a lingering bitter finish with more fruit. Seemingly very good- I rated it 3.8 at first. Then I read the other reviews and had a second, and was disappointed to find it sweeter and more treacly; along the lines of Hobgoblin, so I’ve adjusted my score a little.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2022
at 14:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] An amber pour with a ring of white head; sugary aroma; sweet honeyed floral taste with a grainy body; then some interesting aromatic bitterness from the hops. Rather good.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2022
at 13:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
--Cask at Alehouse, Reading. -- Clear copper colour. Leafy caramel aroma. Mid dry with medium body and well rounded mouthfeel. Caramel, bread, dark berries and leafs. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2022
at 21:10
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.4
Gravity cask at Maltingsfest, Newton Abbot 23/04/2022. Pours clear amber with a white head. Aroma of malt, light citrus, caramel. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitterness, malty, hedgerow fruits, caramel. Medium body with light carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Apr 2022
at 20:02
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