6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Marquis of Grandy, New Cross. The lady serving asked if I wanted a taster first, which can be a bad sign but can also mean the beer's just more interesting than local Ale drinkers may like. It was more of the former. Opaque copper. Thin foamy white head. Aroma has low key citrus, grains and dry malts. Flavourwise it had some tart citrus and an almost saline element. Chewy malts. But all a bit off centre. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. I did not enjoy this.
Tried
at
Marquis of Granby
on 30 May 2026
at 17:46
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the keg at Enid Street Tavern, Bermondsey. Pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, coffee, chocolate & roasted malt. Medium body. Smooth finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Apr 2026
at 08:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at New Cross Inn. Opaque chestnut. Foamy beige head. Aroma is slightly sour over grains. Light-medium bitter with a tangy edge. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Basic but punchy.
Tried
from Cask
at
New Cross Inn (Greene King)
on 30 Mar 2026
at 19:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
330ml bottle at Ninety One Living Room in Brick Lane. Close to clear warm golden body, stable white head, fair lacing. Smell of fruity hops with a citric touch, promising. Flavoured with momemts of citrus hops with orange to the fore, added by soft malt. Citric end with subdued bitterness. Decent (London, 28.02.2026).
Tried
from Can
on 28 Feb 2026
at 16:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from the cornershop. Looks appetising, bright amber with a decent white head that slowly fades. Nose is lemon, pine, caramel. Medium sweetness, light-medium bitterness. Very British flavours. Light-medium body, lively carbonation, lingering woody hop bitterness, reasonably dry. Decent old-school pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2026
at 17:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pigs Ear 2025. Gravity. Quite nice. Clean. Fresh citrus hop, crisp pale biscuits, fresh grain, dirty hay. Well balanced. Great stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2025
at 21:54
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask half at Old Fountain, Old St. 25/10/2025. Pours clear pale gold with white foam. Clean, grassy, floral, mildly earthy. Fair bitterness. Light to medium body with soft carbonation
Tried
from Cask
at
Old Fountain
on 29 Oct 2025
at 21:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Ealing Beer Fest 25. Aroma has chocolate and liqourice. Dark. Frothy foamy beige head. Tangy berries. Espresso. Liqourice. Light-medium bodied.. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2025
at 17:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Gravity cask at the 34th Ealing Beer Festival 2025, day one, 09/07/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a beige head.
Nose is chocolate, mellow roast, dried fruit rinds.
Taste comprises faint coffee, chocolate biscuit, charr, toffee.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Not bad.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a beige head.
Nose is chocolate, mellow roast, dried fruit rinds.
Taste comprises faint coffee, chocolate biscuit, charr, toffee.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Not bad.
Tried
on 09 Jul 2025
at 09:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Marquis of Granby. Vaguely opaque amber. Thinnest white head. Aroma- if I really stretch me nasel muscles iI get lazy malts. Light tangy fruit. Peripheral bitterness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation at best. Long uninteresting finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jul 2025
at 05:09