6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hanging up the helmet now, very much in beer mode for this crisp single hop keg pour. Hazy golden, this Antipodes hop provides some light exotic fruit notes in both aroma and taste, somewhat sweet too.
Tried
from Draft
at
Fox (Beespoke Brewing)
on 08 Aug 2026
at 12:21
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Cask at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours golden straw with minimal almost white head and good lacing. There’s floral hops, citrus and grapefruit in the aroma. In the mouth it is basically sweet with a little underlying bitterness and a creamy texture. Flavour is lemon, citrus and traces of tangerine and spice with a slightly fruity and sticky finish. It’s reasonable but not really my sort of beer.
Tried
from Cask
at
Ebenezers, Crewe
on 09 Jul 2026
at 16:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can from CITG. Gluten Free. Amber colour, white foamy head and aroma of malt, floral, tropical, citrus, hops. Taste is sweetish, malt caramel, fruity, herbal notes, mellow citrusy, with woody hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
from The Cat in the Glass
on 18 Jun 2026
at 20:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can, Gluten Free 4.0% Version. Hazy golden colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of tropical fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is sweet, malty, juicy fruits, citrusy, pine, with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying hoppy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2026
at 17:32
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at Whitlock's Ale House, Leeds. Darkest cola brown. Foamy beige head doesn't quite provide full coverage. Aroma has coffee with a touch of tar. Flavourwise it's bitter - coffee and liqourice and tar. Develops a slightly sweet sour edge. Herbal and floral notes. Makes me think of a BIPA. Thick. Creamy. Flat carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
at
Whitelock’s Ale House
on 11 Jun 2026
at 17:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Third of a pint on cask at the Doncaster Brewery Tap.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
at
Doncaster Brewery Tap
on 04 Jun 2026
at 18:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Corn Dolly, Bradford. Light gold and clear (once it settles) with a small uneven white head. Light aroma of white grapefruit and some orange. Sweet taste with a light hoppy bitterness through to the finish. Body holds up well with soft carbonation. Basic as you like but no worse for it.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Corn Dolly
on 03 Apr 2026
at 18:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tried
from Draft
at
Microbus Gateshead
on 21 Feb 2026
at 20:41
6.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
'Mad Friday' 2025 Beer#3. Third brew on one of the busiest drinking days of the year. Cloudy brown appearance, which is not the most appealing, but in terms of taste this is a crisp best bitter. There's quite a good underlying hoppiness to the beer too, enhancing the flavour.
Tried
from Cask
at
Zapato Brewery Tap
on 19 Dec 2025
at 17:12
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
'Mad Friday' 2025 Beer#2. Second brew on one of the busiest drinking days of the year. Hazy golden with a bit of froth to its head. Crisp and creamy, belying its strength, and enhancing the traditional hoppy taste.
Tried
from Draft
at
Zapato Brewery Tap
on 19 Dec 2025
at 17:08