7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Ealing Beer Fest 25. Aroma has booze soaked dark fruit. Underlying malts. Opaque amber. Thin foamy white head. Flavourwise it has dark fruits and Christmas pudding malta with a boozy streak. Medium bodied. Soft carbonation has a latent prickle of fizz. Long slightly astringent finish. Decent. Warming. A tad too restrained.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2025
at 17:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity cask at the 34th Ealing Beer Festival 2025, day one, 09/07/2025.
Almost clear golden amber topped with a lasting off white crown.
Nose is fruit cake, figs, caramel, splash of brandy.
Taste comprises liquid fruit cake, light spice balance, toffee, wooded tones, brandy nip, toasted brown sugars, dates.
Medium plus bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Solid cask barley wine.
Almost clear golden amber topped with a lasting off white crown.
Nose is fruit cake, figs, caramel, splash of brandy.
Taste comprises liquid fruit cake, light spice balance, toffee, wooded tones, brandy nip, toasted brown sugars, dates.
Medium plus bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Solid cask barley wine.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2025
at 14:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the 34th Ealing Beer Festival 2025, day one, 09/07/2025.
Clear golden blonde topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is pale and bready malts, straw, herb, grains.
Taste comprises pale malts, grains, cereals, light honey.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy Helles ... might have raised its game on keg though!?!
Clear golden blonde topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is pale and bready malts, straw, herb, grains.
Taste comprises pale malts, grains, cereals, light honey.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy Helles ... might have raised its game on keg though!?!
Tried
on 09 Jul 2025
at 14:05
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
(Cask at Cock Tavern, Hackney, London, 30 May 2025) Golden colour with brief, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of peaches, apricots, grass and resin. Fruity, hoppy taste with citrus, apricots, peaches, grass, resin and a balanced citric/grassy bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Refreshing and hoppy. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cock Tavern
on 01 Jul 2025
at 20:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old notes from Sep 2018 - A bottle I got somewhere in London, poured at home in Jersey. It's dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, flora & malt. Light to medium body. Medium to high carbonation. Bitter finish. More a lager than a IPA. Passable
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jun 2025
at 20:32
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Kingston CAMRA Beer & Cider Festival, Kingston upon Thames. An orange coloured pour with a thinnish bubbly white head on top. Sweetish, orange, fruity, malty blend. It's fine but not one to remember.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jun 2025
at 10:02
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2025
at 12:41
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2025
at 11:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours golden yellow with minimal scummy almost white head and good lacing. The aroma has floral hops, caramel and hints of bread rolls. In the mouth it is sweet with malts to the fore. Favour also has oranges and hints of honey and melon with a little spiciness coming through later. It’s reasonable.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Arms
on 01 Apr 2025
at 12:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
(Cask at Lyric, Soho, London, 25 Nov 2024) Golden amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty nose with notes of toast, dried fruit, apricots and earthy hops. Malty, slightly fruity taste with apricots, toast, citrus peel and a balanced earthy bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and well balanced bitter. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
at
Lyric
on 03 Mar 2025
at 21:50