7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] An attractive reddish amber coloured pour with a rim of off-white froth that laces the glass; aroma of crystal malts and some red fruit; taste to match with sweet caramelised malts contrasted by some tart berries; then some English hops adding some spicy warmth to finish. A rather good classic English bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Alehouse
on 07 Apr 2026
at 11:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from Westlands Farm Shop, Winchester. Opaque dark brown. Foamy light beige head. Aroma is tangy - rye spice and citrus with a hint of resin. Flavourwise it has that initial tang pf rye and citrus of a more bitter rye and grains. However it's kinda basic in flava range. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Unexciting Amber, despite being relatively punchy.
Tried
from Can
from
Westlands Farm Shop
on 24 Dec 2025
at 23:16
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Queen Inn, Winchester. Clear- a tad opaque - copper gold..Frothy foamy white head. Aroma has light citrus over caramel. Flavourwise we have a combination of sour citrus and slightly sweeter canned citrus. Gains spice amd underlying caramel. Light-medium bodied..Soft-average carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Polite Pale bordering on Golden Ale.
Tried
from Cask
at
Queen Inn
on 26 Oct 2025
at 16:42
6.5/10
Cask at Tamworth Beer Festival 2025
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2025
at 15:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Raven & Bine Southampton, South Coast Jolly Boys Day Out 20/09/2025.
Deep copper topped with a lasting egg shell white crown.
Nose is stewed fruits, biscuit, brown bread.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, toffee, biscuit, brown bread.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy bitter.
Deep copper topped with a lasting egg shell white crown.
Nose is stewed fruits, biscuit, brown bread.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, toffee, biscuit, brown bread.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy bitter.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2025
at 19:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
at
Raven & Bine
on 20 Sep 2025
at 16:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Tamworth Beer Fest. Cola brown. Thinnest beige head. Light-medium bitter spicy caramel. Treacle. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2025
at 22:16
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Gravity cask at the 31st Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms Tamworth, day 2 - 05/09/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown with a beige cap that veers edgewards.
Nose is dark malts, straw, tangy fruits.
Taste comprises raisins, brown bread, fruit tang, dark malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay.
Extremely dark mahogany brown with a beige cap that veers edgewards.
Nose is dark malts, straw, tangy fruits.
Taste comprises raisins, brown bread, fruit tang, dark malts.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Okay.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2025
at 23:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
[Cask at the Nags Head, Reading.] A straw coloured pour with a tight white head; peachy aroma; rather thin in the mouth with a peachy taste; and a juicy finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Nags Head
on 09 Jun 2025
at 13:04
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Keg at From Beer To Eternity. Dark and inky. A vaguely brown tint. Thick foamy light beige head. Aroma has light coffee and a berry edge. First and foremost the flava is berry tart. A cold brew coffee streak. Develops some charcoal bitterness. Actually quite bitter. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. A bitter lad. Decent enough but perhaps too bitter.
Tried
from Draft
at
From Beer To Eternity
on 08 May 2025
at 16:46