5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500 ml bottle. Golden body with a disappearing white head. Aroma is sweet malty, and a bit complex bitter/fruit. Flavor is fruity, sweet malty with a low but fine bitterness. There is something here, but so easy to recognize.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2007
at 07:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear, except for some hazyness, golden color and a minimal, white head. The aroma is malty, slightly bready, piney and citrusy. There’s malt, pine, citrus and a tad bitterness in the flavor. I could wish for a little bit more bitterness. Thin to medium body. The finish is piney and slightly citrusy, with some maltyness. There’s nothing special about the beer, but it is one I could easily drink all evening. (070827)
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2007
at 14:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Bowl Inn, Charing. Copper with thin beige head. Delicate roasted caramel and earthy hop aroma. Very tasty session bitter. Good earthy bitterness on finish, quite citrusy, but good malt balance. Terrific session bitter from one of the better English breweries.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jul 2007
at 06:42
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
on tap Bow Bar edinburgh ... Golden orange ... woody blackcurrent nose ... dull musty blackcurrent.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2007
at 05:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at George, Bethersden. I mean I don’t have anything against English bitters and this is a not bad version, some decent malt fruit, but seriously, give it a bit more character fellas.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2007
at 12:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2007. Chestnut colour with lasting bubbly off white head. Grapefruit piney hop aroma. Great open beer. Good aroma, smooth and full in mouth with some raspberry flavoured malt and then more grapefruit hop on finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2007
at 12:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle BBE July 07 from Cask & Glass, Tonbridge. Amber crystal clear with thin off white head. Toffee malt and earthy hop aroma. It is a little uncultured for a bitter, but it has some good flavours, the toffee is quite strong. It’s fine. I normally like Arundel beers, but this one is just about average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2007
at 18:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500 ml brown bottle, courtesy of Cardinal pub, Stavanger. Brewed with East Kent Goldings, Fuggles and Cascade hops. Golden to amber colour, moderate white head. Aroma is surprisingly moderate, faint notes of aromatic hops. The hops come through in the flavour though, first some notes of "dusty" EKG, then more pronounced Cascade and Fuggles. A moderate grapefruity bitterness in the aftertaste. Refreshing and reasonably hoppy, not a bad beer, but I would guess the cask version has more going.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2006
at 09:56
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Golden brown. Low level of foam. Some moderate aromatic shades of malt in aroma and flavour. The taste has also got a component of sweet caramel and small amounts of hop bitterness at the end. Very average (Served chilled at the Trafford Arms in Norwich 24.09.2006).
Tried
on 16 Oct 2006
at 02:29
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask at Trafford Arms Norwich 24 Sep 06. Dark golden coloured. A tiny head. Dry fruity flavour. A rich aftertaste: Banana and fruit. Sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2006
at 14:04