6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at brewery. Flat pour. Aroma is plums and oranges. Tartness picks up in the taste. A bit of bourbon notes throughout.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2018
at 11:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at brewery. Bright orange., small skin of head. Tart nose and tadte, a bit sour. Yeast notes still come through.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2018
at 11:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Keg at the Blue Collar Cheese Festival, Forbury Gardens, Reading. Murky deep gold with a negligible white head and a light fizz. Wasn't convinced about this at first - it seemed a little watery and I wasn't a fan of the leafy, piney initial flavour. However, the body seemed to fill out as I drank more, and some pleasant orange and tropical fruit notes emerged. Still only ok, but it did at least help to wash down some dubious polenta chips.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2018
at 19:26
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2018
at 16:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at KEG, Bourne End, Bucks. Pours almost clear, mid gold, with a large white head. Aroma of hops, grapefruit, lemon, hops, toffee, very light herb and spice. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body,creamy texture, soft carbonation. Subtle citrus bitterness to finish. Good brew.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2018
at 16:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6
Keg tap at the King's Head, Leicester. Dark brown, almost black, with a small but thick tan head. Smells of coffee and tar liquorice, but it's also got a metallic note. Simple bittersweet taste,turning slightly sweeter in the finish with caramel overtones. Heavy carbonation. Not overly exciting but really solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2018
at 19:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg tap at the King's Head, Leicester. Dark golden, hazy with plenty of visible carbonation. Strong aroma of pineapple, grapefruit, melon and dried banana with some bready notes. The taste is gentler: sweet and mildly hoppy with more of a bitter juicy bite toward the finish. Heavy carbonation but it works for this beer. A lovely APA.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Mar 2018
at 19:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg from Castle Tap, Reading. Mid- to dark mahogany brown, translucent, with a small cream-coloured head. Belgian yeast, candy sugar, allspice and dried currants in the aroma. Sweet taste with molasses and brandied fruit, with a touch of earthy hop rounding out the finish. A tough style to pull off, but they absolutely nailed it.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Mar 2018
at 15:41
7.5/10
Lots of plum, not getting the rosemary so clearly, but a nice savouriness here
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2018
at 23:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Upton Smokery, nr Burford, Oxfordshire. Chestnut-hued with a thin beige head. The fizz is rather prickly for my liking but does eventually die down a little to reveal a smooth full mouthfeel. Chocolate, a little banana and plum, some roasty malt and a light spiciness. Generally sweetish but with a light dryness at the end. I thought I'd gone off Belgian styles but this is pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2017
at 15:59