Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. Pale amber with a tight cream head; light apricot aroma; in the mouth there is an immediate sharp metallic bitterness, that then reveals a sweet fruity body; with a lasting dry spicy finish. Very good - the best of this series so far.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2016
at 04:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Catherine Wheel (JDW), Henley. A bright copper pour with no head; spiced orange aroma; oily body with a jammy orange marmalade taste, and a slowly building citrus bitterness; then a long dry finish with lingering orange. Really good.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2016
at 04:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Hope and Champion, Beaconsfield. Poured a clear straw colour with a frothy white head and a clingy white head. The aroma is light grassy hop. The flavour is light bitter with a smooth creamy buttery yeast hop bitter palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2016
at 15:51
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Fox & Hounds, Caversham. Pale amber with a tight white head; light citrus aroma; crisp in the mouth with a light lemony citrus taste; and some spice adding to a lingering bitter finish. Fresh and refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2016
at 08:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Monk’s Retreat, Reading. Brown with a thick beige head and a prickly fizz. Rather fake chocolate up front then smoke and earthiness comes through. Quite smooth behind the prickles. Fake chocolate dies back with time to be replaced with milk chocolate. A little leaf mulch in the finish and a touch of red wine. Pleasant porter but lacks the wow factor.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Apr 2016
at 03:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear deep amber with a small off white head. Malted caramel aroma, some lacing. Initial medium hoppy bitterness, vanilla essence and caramel sweetness in the finish.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2016
at 15:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. A clear pale amber pour with a loose white head; floral aroma with a trace of pepper; fruity taste, melon and citrus to start; and then a sharp grapefruit bitterness emerges leaving a long clean finish. Light, refreshing and really good. An interesting comparison to the Brave Four Point in the current JDW festival. This clearly shows the effect of adding a decent quantity of hops!
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2016
at 06:00
5/10
Tried
on 11 Mar 2016
at 20:11
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence. An attractive reddish copper colour with a thin white head; malty aroma with some caramel; an earthy bitterness with a sweet malty caramel body and some red fruit; then more earthy bitterness to finish with a hint of spice and some orange marmalade. Solid and satisfying.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2016
at 03:53
5/10
Tried
on 28 Feb 2016
at 14:32