6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at the chriso and Ruth pre-Christmas / post-Pigs Ear holiday tasting of 2015 - London. Cheers! Pours clear gold with a white cream topping. The nose holds grassy ginger spices and dry, pale bread. Light sweet flavor with notes of lime peel, bitter grass, ginger, hay, grain. Light in body with average carbonation. Dry finish with some citrus rind, moderate ginger spice, pale bread. Just OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2015
at 17:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at the chriso and Ruth pre-Christmas / post-Pigs Ear holiday tasting of 2015 - London. Cheers! Pours clear gold with a creamy white head. The nose holds toasty malts, paper and light caramel. Light sweet flavor with further nips of paper, light cereal, dried caramel, pale grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Dry finish with lightly toasted grains and citrus rind. Pretty ho hum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2015
at 17:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle at the holiday cottage, 26/10/15. Clear golden with a well appointed white cap that retains well. Nose is light citric peel, melon, orange, straw. Taste comprises melon, toasted bread, trace of vanilla, orange, straw, lemon drizzle. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light grassy bitterness. Adequate golde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2015
at 13:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at the holiday cottage, 26/10/15. Clear golden with a moderate off White covering. Nose is orange, bread dough, melon, light floral notes. Taste comprises tangerine, straw, airy malt, light bread, citric peel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok mellow golde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2015
at 12:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at the holiday cottage, 26/10/15. Clear golden with a well appointed off white covering. Nose is root ginger, mineral notes, light caramel, sweet and sour vibes. Taste comprises ginger snap biscuit, herbal notes, light citric peel, straw, earthy, trace of minerals. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough ginger number.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Oct 2015
at 11:09
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at the holiday cottage, 25/10/15. Clear golden copper topped with an off White swirl. Nose is on the thin side, straw, light honey, faint bread. Taste comprises light malt, fruit rinds, raisens, straw, faint citrics. Medium to light bodied, touch thin and watery, light bittering close. Not offensive but pretty muted ... blandometer in deep amber.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 11:46
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle at the holiday cottage, 25/10/15. Clear light golden with a decent off white cap. Nose is bready malt, light citrics, trace of noble hop. Taste comprises bread dough, light vanilla, touch of caramel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2015
at 11:13
6/10
Tried
on 20 Aug 2015
at 14:09
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2015, day 5 - London. Pours clear gold with a bubbly white head. The nose holds bready pale malts and damp grains. Light sweet flavor with nips of ripe citrus, more damp grains, bread, light bitter hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Finaihes sweet, with yet more damp and grainy bread, ripe citrus. Meh, ho hum. (August 2015, score: 3.0)
Bottle shared at chriso and Ruth's pre GBBF tasting 2016 - London. Cheers! Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. Rough aroma, some musty grains, hay. Light sweet flavour, grassy, with leaves, dough. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly grassy in the finish, with more doughy bread, simple sugars. Not good at all. (August 2016, score: 2.3)
Bottle shared at chriso and Ruth's pre GBBF tasting 2016 - London. Cheers! Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. Rough aroma, some musty grains, hay. Light sweet flavour, grassy, with leaves, dough. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly grassy in the finish, with more doughy bread, simple sugars. Not good at all. (August 2016, score: 2.3)
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2015
at 12:22
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2015... Golden amber...soft floral nose... wishy washy Light lemon fruits... Sift fruit
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2015
at 06:38