4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Hand-pulled half-pint in Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 1st Aug 2013. Pale golden brew with a good sized white crown which produced some heavy lacing on the glass. Almost odourless, a faint hint of floral hops and some weak perfume notes. The taste was a delicate blend of mild malt flavours and lightly bittering hops: calling it bland would be unfair, but it didn’t possess a great deal of ’oomph’ in any direction. It was however refreshing as the weather was warm and humid at the time. No body depth to speak of: my first beer from Rowton I haven’t really enjoyed.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2013
at 05:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hand-pulled pint in The Fighting Cocks, Oakengates on 13 Nov 2012. Golden glow to this brew: good solid white head that tried to hang around for a while. Fruity notes through out the brew, with a nice blend of flavours. Well balanced with no one ingrediant taking control, semi-sweet with a mildy bitter finish: pleasant more than interesting but easy to drink. Another local success.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2012
at 03:07
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Hand-pulled half pint at the Shrewsbury Beer Festival: 1st Nov 2012. Proper dark body with a thin white topping and thicker collar, looked like a vicar! The nose was malty and liquorice, with dark chocolate and coffee coming through as well. The taste was also liquorice, chocolate and coffee: this stout is dry from the off, it has a bitterness that keeps the malts sweetness in check very well and although the brew is too strong malt wise for the hops to really assert themselves in the aroma and taste they certainly play their part in making this a very drinkable stout indeed.
Tried
on 03 Nov 2012
at 01:55
3.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
9th August 2012
GBBF. Hazy gold beer, little white head. Bone dry palate. A little citrus and a whiff of sulphur. Over dry and sulphurous! Marvellous!
GBBF. Hazy gold beer, little white head. Bone dry palate. A little citrus and a whiff of sulphur. Over dry and sulphurous! Marvellous!
Tried
on 27 Oct 2012
at 08:19
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, gravity at the main bar Shrewsbury Folk Festival Shropshire, Sunday 26th August 2012 Amber in colour, fruity in flavour with a slight woody and nutty edge. Rustic and evwn a little earthy. Fine. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2012
at 06:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask, handpump at Shreswbury Folk Festival small bar whilst waiting for Vin Garbutt Friday 24th August 2012 It was very dark so the colour sort of passed me by however it certainly appeared paleish. Taste was light nuttiness with a buttery edge, hops were conspicuous only by their absence. Not very crisp, dry or refreshing, lacks a bitter edge. Ok A6 A3 T6 P2 Ov12 2.9
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2012
at 00:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Four pints: cask, gravity pour at the local CAMRA AGM (Telford and East Shropshire ). Back room of The Fighting Cocks, Stotteston on Saturday 30th June 2012. Golden body, a light golden hue really: good lacing from a thin white head on each pour. Taste and aroma blended together nicely, floral hop feel to both with a dry bittering finish. This is an easy drinking session bitter and as it was free I really enjoyed my pints.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jun 2012
at 20:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hand pulled pints in the ’All Nations’ and the newly refurbished ’Elephant and Castle’, Dawley: one in Feb the second in March. Jim Preston is doing a grand job: his beers are both well constructed and interesting. This one pours a lovely chestnut reddy brown colour with an off-white head that always leaves good lacing. The brew is more malt than hop but although both the smell and flavours are malty the hops play their part by ensuring the beer has a crisp bitter finish and is dry rather than malt sweet in the mouth.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2012
at 23:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 5/09/2011. Deep gold with a slight white head. Aroma of sweetish apricot fruit and grassy hops. Flavour had cereal malts, more fruit and a dryish finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2011
at 10:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Market Porter, Borough, Wow the lightest of light milds. Clear pale gold, thin white head. Not much of anything but very drinkable, some sting on finish, some ok pale malt. I was interested
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2010
at 08:55