6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours clear yellow gold with a thin white head. Aromas of lemon and grapefruit. Taste is herbal bitter, some orange. Bready sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2022
at 13:11
5/10
bottle at ashs... Light Golden... thin white lacing.. soft herbal fruit nose... Light wierd herbal bitter.. some orange
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2022
at 13:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
15/1/2022. Can from Northumbrian Gifts shared with ITFCDan. Pours clear bronze with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma of berries, plum, dried fruits, toffee, biscuit, brown sugar, golden syrup. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, touch of tart. Medium to full body, creamy texture. Nicely done.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2022
at 11:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured a deep brown black with a tan colored head. Aroma is rich roasted malts, chocolate, molasses, vanilla hint. Taste is rich roasted malts, chocolate, ashy, light bitterness.
Tried
on 25 Dec 2021
at 21:48
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
10/10/2021. Bottle from Centrale, Newcastle. Delicious example of the style, my 191st Northumberland beer and my new highest rated beer from that county. Pours black with a rich tan coloured head. Aroma of milk chocolate, lactose, moderate roasted malt, vanilla, toffee, black treacle, mild liquorice, dried fruits, nutty edge. Medium plus sweetness and light to moderate bitterness. Medium body, smooth, oily slightly cloying texture, average carbonation. Really enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2021
at 19:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can shared by Grumbo: Poured a golden with a white color head. Aroma is floral, grain, juicy. Taste is floral, fruity, grainy.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2021
at 13:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
4/9/2021. Can shared at Suffolk’s RateBeerian gathering. From Northumbrian Gifts. Pours clear pale gold with a frothy white head. Aroma of elderflower, caramel, sweet malt, sugar syrup, grain, yeast. Medium plus sweetness, light to moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, average carbonation. Sweet floral finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2021
at 09:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can on the train. Pours deep orangey amber, nose is caramel, toffee, berries, taste is chewy caramel, sugary, malty, fruity. --- Beer merged from original tick of Elderberry Dubbel on 04 Sep 2021 at 09:14 - Score: 7
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2021
at 08:14
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a golden yellow with a small white head. The aroma is mostly tangerine, but with some added peach and general citrus. Summer fruits are to the fore in the mouth, along with oranges and floral hops. However, the texture is watery and there is an unpleasant metallic undertaste. Some biscuits in the finish. Somewhat forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2021
at 09:50
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a pale straw with a small white head. Malts and fruits are entwined in the nose. Sweetness is to the fore in the mouth, lemon and barley sugar on a malty base. Eventually a slight bitterness comes through. Finish is dry. This is a pale ale not an IPA. Pretty forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2021
at 21:51