6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
11/2/2022. Cask at the 12th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours clear bright golden amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is malty, caramel, floral, fruity. Medium sweetness, medium plus bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, average carbonation. Long bitter finish. Flavoursome.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2022
at 16:48
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
11/2/2022. Cask at the 12th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours clear bright golden with a small bubbly white head. Good looking beer. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, floral, malt. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slightly watery, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2022
at 16:47
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
11/2/2022. Cask at the 12th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours very dark maroon brown with with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel, roasted malt, berries, touch of coffee. Moderate sweetness, light roasted bitterness, touch of tart. Moderate body, slightly creamy, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2022
at 16:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
4/2/2022. Cask at the New Inn, Colchester. Pours dark amber brown with a large foamy white head. Aroma of toasted malts, caramel, citrus fruits, slight bready and berry notes. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a slight tart edge. Moderate body, average carbonation. Least favourite of the 5 tried at New Inn today.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2022
at 13:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
28th November 2021
Bright clear darkish gold beer, good darkish cream colour head. Palate is airy and mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light palate, airy, decent fine minerally carbonation. Fluffy malts, a light sweetness. A mild twiggy bitterness underpins good crisp pine with ripe and juicy citrus on the back end, including some citric peel bitterness. Light finish. Nice. Very very English traditional but bright and breezey and tres drinkable. Could session this. Nicely balanced. A real winner from this oft conservative brewery.
Bright clear darkish gold beer, good darkish cream colour head. Palate is airy and mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Light palate, airy, decent fine minerally carbonation. Fluffy malts, a light sweetness. A mild twiggy bitterness underpins good crisp pine with ripe and juicy citrus on the back end, including some citric peel bitterness. Light finish. Nice. Very very English traditional but bright and breezey and tres drinkable. Could session this. Nicely balanced. A real winner from this oft conservative brewery.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2022
at 11:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Suffolk Food Hall, nr Ipswich. Aroma is Ovaltine - roasty malty chocolate. Cola brown. Opaque. Foamy beige head. Slightly muted flavour wise: initial sour berries and creamy chocolate and coffee. But not particularly showy. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Fizzy carbonation. Long astringent finish. Decent. Enjoyable. But feels underpowered like when I was trying to get my old Ford Escort up to speed going up onto the Hogs Back. Still a decent score.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2021
at 23:03
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
18/12/2021. Bottle from Hop Beer Shop, Chelmsford. Christmas countdown beer 9. Pours clear pale gold with a long lasting frothy white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, citrus, straw, touch herbal. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slightly creamy, soft carbonation. Nicely done.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2021
at 19:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle bought at Hop Beer Shop. Shared with Finn on a train from Colchester to Liverpool Street. A beige, bubbly head over a jet black body with a deep ruby shade. Dotted spots on the glass. Nicely roasted dark chocolate malts on the nose. Dark malty flavoured taste profile of chocolate, nuts, and earth. Smoothly roasted ending. Likable Yuletide feel. (Train session, 23.11.2021).
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2021
at 10:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
One-third pint cask at Three Wise Monkeys, shared with Finn. Bubbles on the surface of clear golden body, fair lacing. Moderate aromas of grassy hops and pale malts. Subdued taste profile of grass, herbs, and pale malts. Rounded endnotes of ripe fruits and grain. Average, more or less. (Colchester 23.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2021
at 09:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravicask, half pint at Hop Beer Shop, shared with Finn. Bright golden body, filmy layer leaving upper part lacing on the glass. Promising smooth aromas of ripe citrus and herbal hops. Lemony hops up front to the taste buds, semi-dry, light malty sweetness beneath. Drying end, pine and lemon twist. Medium bodied. Tasty. (Chelmsford 23.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2021
at 08:10