6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at EBF Nov 23. Aroma has mocha and charcoal. Darkest brown verging on black. Thick foamy off-white head. Light-medium bitter. Coffee and dark berries. Cacao aftertaste. Light-medium bodied. Slick to creamy. Average carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2023
at 13:18
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500 ml bottle, online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear pale gold with a white cap. Aroma: pale malts, light grassy hop. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter. Near medium body with moderate carbonation. Fair blonde
Tried
from Bottle
from Northumbrian Gifts
on 01 Oct 2023
at 19:29
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 gold with a white cap. Aroma: pale mats, biscuit, light caramel, lemon hints. Taste: light sweet & bitter, towards dry, follows the aroma apart from a little smoky note. Light to medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from Northumbrian Gifts
on 22 Sep 2023
at 18:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF'23, day 3, 03/08/23. Golden blonde with a well presented white covering. Nose is juicy citric zest, grass, melon, tangerine. Taste comprises melon, tangerine, light floral notes, grass, soft malts, papaya. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2023
at 13:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF'23, day 3, 03/08/23. Mahogany brown with a beige head. Nose is dried fruit esters, light roast, nutty, toffee. Taste comprises dark malts, mellow roast, brown bread, charr, dates, raisins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Okay if a touch thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2023
at 12:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear dark amber with a small beige cap. Aroma of malt, caramel, nutty, red fruits, prunes. Moderate sweet & light to moderate bitter honeycomb, fruitcake, light spicy hop. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2023
at 19:18
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.6
Bottle, online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours clear pale gold with a white cap. Aroma: biscuit malts, citrus hints, light grassy. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, biscuit malts, zesty citrus. Medium body with soft carbonation. Bog standard gold, a bit mundane.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2023
at 15:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, April 23. Thanks Jeremy for this one. Deep hazed amber appearance with a respectable off-white topping. Takes us on a spicy fruitcake tangent with some herbal action. I like my red ales sweeter but it's a fine specimen.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2023
at 15:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
17th April 2023; Shrewsbury Beer Exchange in Chez Sophie, five guys drinking and chatting with plenty of snacks. 500ml bottle: BB March 2024, obtained from Market Hall Wines, Durham by my good self. Red hue to the deep amber body, off-white head. Malty, semi-sweet with a liquorice and slightly spicy twist within it's flavours and nose.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2023
at 06:25
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Coventry Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, nuts, hops, fruits and has a sweet caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Mar 2023
at 14:46