6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Red Lion & Pineapple (JDW), Acton 30/1/2017. Copper in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Aroma of sweet tangerines, earthy malts and citrus hops. Flavour had rusk biscuit malts, orange peel, and a hint of spice, before a dry, slightly toasty, finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2017
at 06:27
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Ogilvy, Woking. I suppose no aroma is better than smelling like shut, so that at least is a positive. Dark amber. Health thick white head. Medium bitter with a sour edge to it. Nothing too distinct about it. Quite odd really. Light bodied. Carbonation. Drank a pint but didn’t enjoy it -it wasn’t horrible but just didn't appreciate the taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2017
at 12:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home in London - sourced from the Drinker’s Paradise. Pours totally clear yellow-gold with a creamy, white head. Light biscuits in the nose, some lemon peel, straw, pale cereal. Light sweet flavour with notes of dry pale grains, a subtle citric notes, lightly bitter hay. Light bodied with average carbonation. Fairly basic on the finish, with more crisp cereal grains, mildly bitter hay, citrus peel. So so overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2017
at 14:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml Bottle - Amber in colour. Marmalade, grain and caramel in the aroma. Nicely balanced and slightly earthy taste with sultanas, marmalade and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2017
at 13:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up at the Drinker’s Paradise. Pours perfectly clear orange-gold with a creamy white head. The aroma holds bready malts, ripe and jammy citrus, caramel. Medium sweet flavour with more jammy citrus, berries, lightly toasted sugars, subtle piney bitterness, a little grass. Medium bodied, lightly oily, with fine carbonation. Sugary finish, with ample bready malt character, soft toffee, more jammy citrus fruits, faint earth and pine, hints of alcohol. Quite basic overall. Just drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jan 2017
at 13:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the 25th Egham beer festival, Egham, Surrey. A golden/amber coloured pour with a thin head on top. Fruity, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes fruity, malty, caramel, marmalade. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2016
at 08:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the 25th Egham beer festival, Egham, Surrey. A dark ruby/ brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige on top. Roasty, malty, smoky aroma. Tastes roasty, malty, chocolate, slightly smoky.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Dec 2016
at 08:33
6/10
Tried
on 22 Dec 2016
at 13:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can from The Savannah at Liverpool Street Station, London. From can. Aroma of hops and grain but also some plastic/metallic evident so possibly tainted by the can? Moderate sweetness, contrasting well the reasonably heavy bitterness. Medium body, light sticky texture. Average carbonation. Certainly a drinkable if unspectacular APA, the possible tainting didn’t especially spoil it.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Dec 2016
at 12:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home in London - picked up at the Drinker’s Paradise. Pours clear gold with a fluffy, white head. The aroma has some nice, juicy citrus hops, melon and tangerine, dry pale malts. Light sweet flavour with forward crackers, lightly faded pine, rindy orange, some gooey citrus, grass. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Alright balance to conclude, with balanced piney and grassy bitterness, more citrus rind, crackery pale malts. This one might just be a little past its best. There are certainly some good elements here, but it does seem a touch tired.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Dec 2016
at 19:54