5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Pig's Ear 2017. It pours clear deep amber with a small white head. The aroma is earthy, toasty grain, porridge, wood and a touch of citrus. The taste is dry, bitter, a bit floral, grassy, toasty grain, pithy lemon and soda water. Medium body and fine carbonation. Not a whole lot to it. Drinkable enough but forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2018
at 13:08
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Pig's Ear 2017. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The aroma is sweet, oily, sugary, candied stuff, toasty grain, toffee and biscuit. The taste is dry, oily, toasty grain, grass, earth, porridge, twig and dirt with a dry, grainy finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and oily mouth - feel. A very run of the mill golden amber. Forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2018
at 13:01
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Dec 2017
at 14:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle [from a trade with Grumbo - thank you very much, Graham!]. Minimally milky, redd-ish, deep copper colour with small to average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Sweet-ish, fruity hoppy and caramel malty aroma, notes of red berries, especially lingonberry. Taste is mellow malty and fruity hoppy, hints of caramel and toffee, red berries; slightly dry, leafy hoppy finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2017
at 11:47
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Pig's Ear '17,day one, 05/12/17. Clear golden with a decent off white head. Nose is pale malts, straw, grass, light bread. Taste comprises light citric peel, grassy, breads, grains, lemon rind. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. So so ... lacks any real flavour ... not unpleasant to taste but may as well be drinking water!
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2017
at 08:14
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Colchester Metropolis ].
ABV: 3.9%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light hoppy, citrus, moderate yeasty, light UK yeast - earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, pale malt, fruity malt, fruity, pale malt, light UK yeast - earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171207]
5-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2017
at 09:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Colchester Nasty Uncle Rog ].
ABV: 5.0%. Clear dark red brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, roasted, chocolate, dark malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171206]
6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2017
at 08:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Colchester Freak Show ].
ABV: 3.8%. Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, nutty notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171206]
6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2017
at 08:06
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.
[ As Colchester Cold Front ].
ABV: 3.9%. Clear medium yellow amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, light nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, earthy malt, caramel, light nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171206]
5-2-5-3-11
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Dec 2017
at 08:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at The Ale House Colchester. Clear mid brown colour lasting beige head. A best bitter. Some rich malt sweetness. Light dusty bitterness on the finish. Ok condition and temperature.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2017
at 12:41