6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask gravity at The Black Bear, Tewkesbury, Saturday 21st September 2013 Pours dark brown, nutty with a middling bitterness, some dark fruits, long finish, a little dark sugar also noted. Like the Olde Black Bear Bitter its ok. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov11 3.0
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2013
at 00:38
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at The Black Bear, Tewkesbury, Saturday 21st September 2013 Pours light amber with thin white rim. Reasonable bitter fine enough. There is fruitiness and interestingly a little marzipan. Its pleasant enough, served in pretty good nick. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2013
at 00:36
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at reading ... copper ... thin tan head ... soft toffee ... sweet fruits ... juicy malts ... soft easy
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2013
at 09:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at reading ... dark black ... thin tan lacing ... soft roast chocolate ... dark malts ... heavy roast .. sweet malts .. big chocolate ...mnice solid roast ... dark malts
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2013
at 07:01
5.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a small to average, frothy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, apple, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120502]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Apr 2013
at 04:03
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium orange colour with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, tobacco, toffee, light butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat flat. [20120502]
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2013
at 08:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Reading Beer Festival 2012. Pours clear, dark red-gold with a light, white foam head. Berries and light grainy malts in the nose, some toasted sugar. Light to medium sweet flavor with nice fruit notes, some citrus, light toast. Light bodied with fine carbonation. More toasty grains to finish, toasted sugars. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2013
at 03:01
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tropical fruity aroma, but less so in taste. Golden ale with a small head.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2013
at 15:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Slight sweet berry aroma but not so in taste. Has a mild bitterness in a dark copper body.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2013
at 15:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Amber colour, small head. Aroma is fruity, a bunch of caramel and toffee with mild floral notes. Flavour is fruity, mild sweet malts, some mild earthy and doghlike notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2012
at 01:25