10/09/2016. SUSSEX ARMS, 15 Staines Road, TWICKENHAM, Greater London, England
Tried
on 19 Feb 2023
at 13:31
06/12/2019. THREE CROWNS, 18 The Causeway, CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 19 Feb 2023
at 13:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at GBBF Winter. Dark, clear amber, filmy head. Sweet, malty, bready aroma. Taste brings in subtle rye notes, cola, lightly sweet. Dries out in the finish.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2023
at 12:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can at home in Hackney - picked up from the local Co-Op. Pours clear pale gold with a creamy, white topping. Lightly sweet with basic pale bready malts, lightly bitter hay, some crunchy pale grains, accents of dough and lemon rind. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Decently balanced finish, basic and easygoing. Rather drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2022
at 17:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask on Wimbledon high street. Clean brown with a medium head. Aroma of red berry malt. Flavour is light bitter malt, sweetish base, nutty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Dec 2022
at 14:40
7/10
Tried
on 18 Aug 2022
at 22:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity cask at the 31st Ealing Beer Festival, Walpole Park, 15/07/22. Clear amber with a decent off white covering that clears to a swirl. Nose is fruit cake, dates, caramel, figs, sugars, light booze. Taste comprises caramel fudge, nutty, toffee, dates, raisins, stewed fruits. Full bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced warming boost. Solid cask barley wine.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jul 2022
at 15:37
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4
From cask at Hansom Cab in Kensington 09.07.22. Labelled SW19 Blonde Ale, not Summer Ale. Translucent golde. Diminishing white head. Aroma and taste of butterscotch, pale malt, bread, succade and sweet marmalade. Far from great.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2022
at 21:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Horse & Groom, Chobham. Just as 'London Porter' but that may just be what the bar have put on the board? Aroma is sweet yet smoky - caramel and chocolate. Opaque cola brown. Thin translucent beige head. Initial sour berry edge before malty chocolate and sweet caramel come through. Underlying bitterness but the sourness is what remains until the finish. Veg hints. Light-medium bodied. Watered down oily mouthfeel. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long finish. The aroma suggested it'll be more interesting than it is. A watery Porter that develops veg notes. Not a classic.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2022
at 17:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Keg at Horse & Groom, Chobham. Yeasty burnt caramel aroma. Clear amber. Thin creamy white head. Light sweetness - doughy, caramel - with light-medium grainy bitterness appearing into the finish. Light bodied. Thin with a chalky mouthfeel. Long dry finish. Nice. Slips down well. Not overly sweet. Not overly exciting.
Tried
on 20 Jan 2022
at 16:57