6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Cobbett's, Dorking. Aroma had low key citrus and hay. Light amber. Frothy translucent white head. Medium bitter. Sour lemon and soda edge. Malty finish. Overall quite crisp. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Long astringent finish. Hmm... perhaps not the finished product but quite crisp and doesn't quite give away the brewery's twiggy roots.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2021
at 19:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Redh. Appearance - clear orange with a nicely proportioned off-white head. Nose - orange and light biscuit. Taste - bread and citrus. Palate - light bodied, a bit thin but decent linger. Overall - decent considering the ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2021
at 07:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can bought at Garson's Farm Shop, West End. Aroma combines light citrus with grass and a touch of pine. Opaque gold. Thick foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter. Tart citrus before gaining slice and quinine. Then develops more of a biscuit restrained streak and some sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Slick of on the thin side. Prickly average carbonation. Dry somewhat astringent finish. The bitterness distracts from how light the beer is. A passable if not overly interesting low ABV effort.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2021
at 15:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from Beers of Europe: BB 30th Jun 2021. A rare Surrey rating for me and a new brewery as well. Poured into a Batemans pint sleeve at home on 22nd Jan 2021, a live rating while eating a Ham & Branston Pickle Sarnie, hope they go together OK. Right, I've got a bright and light golden beer in front of me, on top is a billowing white cloud of bubbles. Mild citrus nose, more citrus-ness in the flavour. Fairly bitter in nature, so more lemony than any other citrus fruit to me, maybe some grapefruit like semi-sourness/dryness creeping in too. Did it go with the sandwich? No not really, the sweetness of the Branston Pickle fought against the citrus front of the beer; enjoyed both the beer and the sandwich though!
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2021
at 13:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Chessington Garden Centre, very near to the Land of Adventures. This is 4% rather than 3.8% as per the current RB description. As soon as I popped the can there was waft of spicey rye. Also some citrus. Light amber. Thick fluffy foamy off-white head. At first her have a low key bitterness with a citrus edge. However the bitterness and rye then really kick in, alongside a dose of resinous quinine. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long astringent finish. This certainly has more character then your average Dorking beer. However it just seems a tad raw, unrefined. But for 4.0% does pack a punch.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2020
at 19:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 440ml. @ [ Romania 🇷🇴 Comes to DK 🇩🇰 Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House.
[ As Dorking Five Claw ].
ABV: 5.1%. Clear medium to dark orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate to light heavy hoppy, pine, citrus, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, sweet fruit, pale malt, fruity hops, pine, citrus, medium dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20201205]
6-3-7-3-12
Tried
from Can
on 09 Dec 2020
at 21:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can 440ml. @ [ Romania 🇷🇴 Comes to DK 🇩🇰 Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House.
[ As Dorking Surrey XPA ].
ABV: 3.8%. Clear light to medium yellow colour with a large, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, wheat - grain, moderate hoppy, citrus, herbs. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, pale malt, wheat, herbs, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20201205]
6-3-7-3-13
Tried
from Can
on 09 Dec 2020
at 20:50
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 330ml. @ [ Romania 🇷🇴 Comes to DK 🇩🇰 Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House.
[ As Dorking Defaulters Lager ].
ABV: 4.0%. Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light butterscotch and cardboard. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, light butterscotch, light cardboard. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20201205]
5-3-4-3-8
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2020
at 13:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 05 Dec 2020
at 19:50
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can, Hazy golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, floral, caramel, hop, yeast and a little grass. Flavour is malt, caramel, grass, straw, little floral, little metallic, yeast,
Tried
from Can
on 05 Dec 2020
at 19:50