5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Hand-pulled half-pint at The Crown Inn, Oakengates during a beer festival on 30th April 2022. Golden body, white affair on top. Didn't take to this very much, slight citrus leaning, mini-floral traces and not much else really, a bit 'thin' body wise too. Not enough 'oomph' for me.
Tried
on 01 May 2022
at 07:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is coffee, cola and raisin. Taste has cola and raisin to start with a faint coffee finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2022
at 19:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Queens Head, Wordsley. Pours pale gold with a small head. Aroma is eggy straw. Taste has straw throughout with an eggy finish. Flabby mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Dec 2021
at 22:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle drank on 28th August 2021 in Wellington Market. Golden body, white head. Light citrus aroma, fruity hop taste, liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2021
at 06:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle drank in Wellington Market on 28th August 2021. Clean and clear golden body, white head. Light malty aroma, mild hop bitterness in the taste, not AJ's finest!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2021
at 06:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand-pulled half-pint at The Crown Inn, Oakengates, Shropshire on 27th July 2021. Dark blonde body, clean and clear, white head. Mild citrus nose and taste, some light malt action, but all a bit weak and almost bland. Wrong beer at the wrong time maybe, nothing naughty or unpleasant, just me!
Tried
on 28 Jul 2021
at 05:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a golden amber with a small off-white head and good lacing. Nose has malts, honey and marmalade – in that order. In the mouth the alcoholic strength is the first thing to grab the attention. Flavours of ginger and marmalade are pretty much instant too, whilst hints of toffee and spices take longer to show up. Finish is dry with alcoholic strength. Nice and dangerously drinkable. Not a red ale by any means , though I’m not sure how I would categorise it.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2021
at 20:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Beerbohm, Lichfield. Pours a chrome yellow with a small white head and good lacing. Nose is unremarkable. In the mouth it is briefly juicy with sweet malts before fruity / traditional hops kick in on a base of cereal grains. Some sips give hints of peppersw too. Finish is dry and hoppy. Rather nice. I would say it’s more of an English style IPA than an American Pale.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2021
at 23:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford (not on RB yet) Pours an extremely dark reddish brown with a generous cream head. A nice aroma of vanilla with hints of woodsmoke. Texture is creamy, with taste of dark fruits, liquorice and a little milky coffee. The finish is fruity, but in a gentle way. Nice enough, but doesn’t really have much “stout” characteristic.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2020
at 19:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Nice round beer. Clean and full, velvety, mild and dark but balanced. On cask, real ale at the wellington birmingham
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2020
at 18:40