7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Live and Let Live, Cambridge. Tar brown in colour with a loose beige head and a striking cherry red colour when held to the light; aroma of roasted malt with smoke and tar mingling; dry in the mouth with a solid chocolate malt body and a light peppery bitterness; then a touch of caramel to finish. Excellent - if only all milds were as good as this.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2009
at 13:50
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
A British Golden ale that delivers more than average. Crystal clear golden appearance. Shinning surface. Appealing tropical fruit to the nose. Herbal, dusty hops in flavour and a touch of honey sweetness. Rounded bitter ending. Everything in fine harmony. Medium to thin bodied. Has got great session potentials (Cask, GBBF 05.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2009
at 14:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The Kings Head, Huddersfield, England.Clear medium orange color with a average to large, creamy to frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, toasted, nutty, caramel, keller - earth notes, moderate hoppy, hop cones. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090716]
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2009
at 08:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at The King’s Head, Huddersfield. Gold, lasting beige head. Sweaty hop aroma. Dry sticks on the hop. Good herby hop on finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2009
at 06:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Handpulled cask at the Pembury Tavern on 15th July 2009. Pale orange with quickly-disappearing white thin head. Flat and hazy appearance. Strong notes of peach and grapefruit in equal measure, in the forefront with a subtle background hoppiness. Becomes dry in the finish with citric astringency. Although not a favourite, I found this a very interesting beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jul 2009
at 11:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Handpulled cask at the Pembury Tavern on 15th July 2009, during beer festival. Deep brown-black with a small cream-coloured head. For such a low strength this mild was bursting with flavour. A sharp scent of roasted malts are in the forefront with strong coffee and chocolate notes abounding. A little sophisticated smoke too. First pint at the festival, and absolutely delicious.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jul 2009
at 11:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival 6th and 7th Feb 2009 Pours amber with a slight chill haze, nice white bubbly head tops things off. Initially the combination of malts makes its mark, because there are a lot of sweet chewy malts in there, in fact I even get some smokiness from somewhere at one point. The bitterness is present but its kept in check by the malts, occasional sweet fruitiness shows and I must try this again tomorrow because whilst I get hops they’re not in yer face or as pushy as I expected. This has been a popular beer tonight and I can see why, there’s a lot going on in that glass, it feels quite substantial at times and its a really interesting number, working behind the bar its a shame my notes weren’t more descriptive. A7 A3 F7 P4 OV14 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2009
at 03:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
[Gravity cask at Milton Keynes beerfest] Vicious foretaste of plums and coffee mellows into the usual dry, toasty mild, but the sour overtones of the plum keep hanging around. Interesting, and good depth of flavour, but ultimately it didn’t work very well for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2008
at 09:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, moderate to light heavy hoppy, flowers, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (080808)
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2008
at 03:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF08. Hazy golden colour. Fruity and cardboardy aroma. The flavour is slightly sweet with sweet flowery hops, some cardboard.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2008
at 18:20