7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the NWAF, Derby ’14. Gold pour with a white head. Summer fruit aroma. Quite a boozy feel. Shed loads of fruit in the flavour. Tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Mar 2014
at 07:50
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
Cask @ NWAF ’14 Derby. Chestnut brown, lively with a fair bit of white head. Not much in the aroma: bit of malt, bit of sulphur. Taste is very Marston’s-y, bitter with a sulphurous finish & aftertaste. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2014
at 01:32
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
500ml bottle from Co-Op somewhere near Swadlincote. Didn’t get much in the way of zesty, spicy, grapefruit flavours here. What little I did get focused on a malty, chewy bitterness and grains. In all, nothing spectacular.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2013
at 04:38
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3
Cask at Y Not Festival, Derbyshire. Traditional old English bitter that’s as underwhelming as it is completely forgettable. It doesn’t actually taste bad, just feels like a standard ’table’ beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2013
at 12:49
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle at home on 30 June 2013. Purchased Co-Op in Oakham, Rutland. Very pale appearance. Kinda looks like a pale lager, rather than a golden ale. Cut grass aroma and immediate astringent hop taste followed by not very much.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2013
at 12:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Co-op Supermarket; mahogany brown pour with thin tan head, slightly tart dark fruit aroma, taste had dark fruits some sweetness a hint of smoke.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2013
at 07:20
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
16th June 2012: hand pulled pint in the excellent ‘Crown’, Beeston. This pub majors on Leatherbritches beers and this is the one I started with. Dark brown body with a thin off-white head, the nose and taste were malt dominated, toffee being the flavour I got both in the aroma and taste. The body just about held the beer together and the finish became a tadge bitter as the mouth dried. OK and a pleasant start to my evenings drinking.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2012
at 02:48
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
16th June 2012: hand pulled half-pint in the excellent ‘Crown’, Beeston. Almost lager looking beer: pale gold with a fading head of thin white bubbles on top. The aromas were of a citrus nature with some freshly cut grass in the mix too. Hoppy citrus flavours also ruled the taste with very little maltiness coming through: enjoyed my CAD better and glad I only bothered with a half of this!
Tried
on 21 Aug 2012
at 02:46
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
14th March 2012
Crosse Keys Spoons. Light haze on this gold beer. Decent white head. Light dry palate with a little fine carbonation. Bare whisper of sulphur but it’s bearable. Bitter floral hops with some mild citrus. Bitter dry finish. A bit too astringent.
Crosse Keys Spoons. Light haze on this gold beer. Decent white head. Light dry palate with a little fine carbonation. Bare whisper of sulphur but it’s bearable. Bitter floral hops with some mild citrus. Bitter dry finish. A bit too astringent.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2012
at 03:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. Crispy straw and citrus nose. Medium sweet flavor with notes of grass, lemon rind, light grain and toasty straw. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Light sticky finish with floral hops, grass, dirt and straw. Very nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2012
at 06:16