6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at 8th ISBF held at Hemsley House in Salford 18/11/2023. Pours hazed orange amber with a beige cap. Aroma: dried fruits, stewed plum, yeasty esters. Taste: light to moderate sweet & light bitter, plum, fruit esters, yeast, dried fruits. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2023
at 22:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at EBF Nov 23. Aroma has malts, grains, citrus. Clear dols. Frothy translucent white head recedes to the rim. Light-medium bitter. Citrusy sour edge. Underlying sugary streak. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2023
at 14:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2nd August 2023
GBBF Day 2. Cask. A light haze on the yellowish gold beer, small off white head. Smooth palate, light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Good bright rich floral fruits. Soft sweet fruity spruce. Light dry finish. Very nice cask Saison.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. A light haze on the yellowish gold beer, small off white head. Smooth palate, light and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Good bright rich floral fruits. Soft sweet fruity spruce. Light dry finish. Very nice cask Saison.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Oct 2023
at 07:43
3.7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.6
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear mid brown with a ruby tinge, white cap. Aroma: toast, caramel, hedgerow berries. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, caramel, honey, toasted malts, towards dry on the palate. Thin to medium body with light-ish carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from Northumbrian Gifts
on 04 Oct 2023
at 20:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Black brown colour, small beige foam head and aroma of roast malt, chocolate, coffee, earthy. Taste is roasty malt, ashy, chocolate, coffee, dried fruit, with nutty earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry roasted butter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2023
at 18:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from Hydrology. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light spice and melon rind. Taste adds floral notes and lemon zest. Clean finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2023
at 19:43
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Hydrology. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light spice, lemon. Gate is chamomile and coriander, bready malt. Spicy finish.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2023
at 18:59
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF'23, day two, 02/08/23. Lightly hazed golden with an off white cap that veers to a swirl. Nose is herb, yeast esters, lemon rind, straw, light spruce elements. Taste comprises yeast esters, barnyard notes, hedgerow, light white peppery spice, herb, grains, lemon rind. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent for a cask saison.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2023
at 16:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
3/8/2023. Can from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours very dark brown with a small frothy beige head. Aroma is ashy, earthy, chocolate, roasted malt, dark fruits, toffee. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness with a slight tart edge. Medium body, oily and creamy, bit above average carbonation. Fruity chocolate roasted finish with hints of the cooked beetroot maybe. Good beer. Bad war.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2023
at 21:02
6/10
Tried
on 29 Jul 2023
at 11:13