Subsidiaries
20/03/2012. NAGS HEAD, 5 Russell Street, READING, Berkshire, England
Tried
on 10 Nov 2022
at 08:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[Cask at the Bell, Waltham St Lawrence.] A bright pale amber pour with a ring of white head; aroma of honey, grain and resin; immediately bitter in the mouth with tropical fruit and pine resin; and a chewy malt body; then sour grains and more bitterness to finish. This certainly refreshes the tastebuds.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Feb 2020
at 17:18
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Cask at Hants Oktoberfest 2019. Citrus sour aroma. Copper gold. Sweet and malty with boiled veg. Thin. Slick. Flat. Abrupt. Not good.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2019
at 08:49
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2019
at 13:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
cask ambrato lieve un discreto maltato amaro medio lieve nota fruttato un filo citrico finale
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2019
at 12:04
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask @ the White Cross, Lancaster. Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Creamy fawn head. Nose - a touch of creamy lactose, then into carmal, milk chocolate and of course, a massive smack of coffee. Taste - coffee up front this time. Still caramel and creamy chocolate going on too. Like a milky coffee really. Palate - creamy and medium bodied. Balanced roast bitterness and creamy tapering on the finish. Overall - nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2019
at 19:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
[Cask at the Greyfriar, Reading.] A bright pale amber pour with a ring of white head; weak floral aroma; fruity grainy taste, perhaps some apricot; then gently spicy and with a slightly sticky finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2019
at 13:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at PoW, Farnborough. Spiced chocolate aroma. Dark and glossy - a cola tint. No head. Light bitter into low key creaminess. Coffee. The chili only gives a hint of its presence at first. Then come throughi to the finish alongside charcoal. Medium bodied. Creamy. Flat carbonation. Long astringent finish. Perhaps it's unsurpsing that an oldschool brewery would produce such a restrained chili stout. However that's not necessarily a bad thing. Warming and adds character to what I seem to remember was a not overly exciting base Stout
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jul 2019
at 11:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Salmon, Leicester. Clear tawny brown with a thick beige head. Spruce, disinfectant, grassy and floral notes in the aroma. Bittersweet taste with grassy hop giving way to a toffee flavour toward the finish. More medicinal bitterness in the finish. Decent but not particularly exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2019
at 16:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Pow, Farnborough. Creamy coffee aroma - almost reminiscent of a liquer. Dark and glossy cola brown. The tan head form a thin ring before leaving a few lonely bubbles. Initially very low key almost non-existent bitterness. A sour edged coffee berry taste then comes through in the undertow. Some creaminess. Thick bodied. Creamy. Flat carbonation. Like the taste, the finish is long and astringent but low key. Really quite bland. If it didn't contain coffee it feels like it would lack al flavour. Poor effort after the inviting aroma and despite the fulsome mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Jun 2019
at 11:32