6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
4/6/2018. Cask at the Half Moon, Darlington. Pours amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma has a huge dose of citrus, grass, light biscuit, hint of pear and hops. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Light body, slight oily and watery texture, average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jun 2018
at 18:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Surtees Arms, Ferryhill. Dark golden amber colour, creamy white foam head leaving alittle lacing and fruity aroma. Taste is pale malt, sweetish, bready with sourish fruity, earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2018
at 18:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Amber colour, thin white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, citrus. Taste is malty, some bread and biscuit, with citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2018
at 16:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
31/5/2018. Cask at The Rockcliffe Arms, Whitley Bay. Pours hazy dark golden with a creamy off-white head. Aroma of malt, hop, fruit, bread and light floral/herbal notes. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Fairly bitter finish. Traditional bitter, not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 May 2018
at 16:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle from Caps Off, Bishop Auckland. Golden colour, foamy white head leaving lots of lacing and aroma of biscuity malt, grain, alittle hop. Taste is grainy, malt, bready, and slightly citric with earthy hop bitterness. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry metallic bitter finish. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 12:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Caps Off, Bishop Auckland. Black-brown colour, creamy tan foam head leaving lacing and meaty smoked malt aroma. Taste is smokey roast, dark malt, meaty, with bready notes, chocolate and earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 16:07
6/10
Tried
on 24 Nov 2017
at 06:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Coppery amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and roasted, nutty aroma. Taste is malty, roasty & chocolate hints, blackcurrent note with some nutty bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2017
at 07:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at 2017 Darlington CAMRA beer festival at the forum. Golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of grains, yeast. Taste is grainy, malt, hay with astringent bitter notes. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2017
at 15:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Quakerhouse, Darlington. Pours a deep brown colour with a thin beige foam head and malty aroma. Taste is malty, dark chocolate, coffee, bready with some dry bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2016
at 08:38