7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
8th August 2026
Hmmm, so this a smoke beer whilst its sister Raspberry job is a barleywine? Pretty much the same affair as the Raspberry Rauch. Caramel malts a little stronger, soft smoke a little lighter. Soft ripe cherry. A mellower but richer affair.
Hmmm, so this a smoke beer whilst its sister Raspberry job is a barleywine? Pretty much the same affair as the Raspberry Rauch. Caramel malts a little stronger, soft smoke a little lighter. Soft ripe cherry. A mellower but richer affair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2026
at 18:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
8th August 2026
Clear deep amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, not quite flat but, very very mild carbonation. Soft caramel malts, not too sweet. A pleasant light smoke, rounded soft smoke, no black ashy grit here. Dominant raspberry, a rich rounded ripe raspberry. Soft finish. A pleasant affair despite the flatness.
Clear deep amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, not quite flat but, very very mild carbonation. Soft caramel malts, not too sweet. A pleasant light smoke, rounded soft smoke, no black ashy grit here. Dominant raspberry, a rich rounded ripe raspberry. Soft finish. A pleasant affair despite the flatness.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2026
at 18:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster Brewery Tap.
Medium creamy white head. Cleargolden pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Cleargolden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Doncaster Brewery Tap
on 04 Aug 2026
at 18:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours black, nose is roasted, chocolate, orange, taste is earthy, chocolate, liquorice, sweet orange. 8/8/7/7/7
Tried
on 03 Aug 2026
at 08:30
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is marzipan, peat, smoke, caramel, nutty, taste is sweet, berries, almond, peat, fruity. Nae carb - totally flat. 8/8/8/7/8
Tried
on 03 Aug 2026
at 08:01
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home. Pours deep amber, nose is citrus, marzipan, berries, toffee, taste is similar, floral. 8
Tried
on 03 Aug 2026
at 07:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at Shakespeare's, Sheffield. Pours clear yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of smoke and lemon. Tate is woody, smoky, lemon again. Interesting beer.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2026
at 15:58
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Barrel and Anvil. Wow. A Torrside bottle in good nick. Fantastic nick tbf. Sits almost black. Swede is comparable to a Kernel job. Easy 9. Nose has the requisite scorched grapefruit. Nicely bitter dark chocolate. As it warms there are notes of coffee grinds. Taste has some dark chocolate sweetness, but this is all about the bitterness. Earthy ashy and citrusy. Super smooth at the 6.8. Lingering grapefruit fruity bitterness to finish. Great CDA here.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beer Central
on 27 Jul 2026
at 20:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at home, lively. Pours deep orange amber, nose is tangerine, marmalade, caramel, floral, taste is citrus, caramel, fizzy 8/8/7/7/7
Tried
on 17 Jul 2026
at 10:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bottle at ash's, 8.3% pours black, nose is chocolate, date, berries, caramel, roasted, taste is berries, liquorice, chocolate, tart, fruity. 8/9/7/7/7
Tried
on 17 Jul 2026
at 07:47