6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Pre-lunch bottle while visiting parents. They had got some interesting ones in and that was really appreciated. Good pour and colour. And an amazing balance of sweet from the honey and bitterness from the hops. It really cut across the palate. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2025
at 20:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of marmalade, grapefruit, honey, pepper, biscuit hops & malt. Medium body. Sharp moderate bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2025
at 15:11
Tried
from Cask
at
Raven
on 26 Aug 2025
at 10:39
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2025
at 19:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Burford Garden Centre. Pours a near lifeless light brown with a tiny head that disappears. Aromas & tastes of flora, citrus & light malt Moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2025
at 10:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Hop Inn, Swindon. As Hop Inn, re-badged as their house beer. Pours clear chestnut amber pour with beige foam. Aroma: brown bread, biscuit, caramel. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, follows the aroma. Semi-dry on the palate. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hop Inn
on 11 May 2025
at 19:47
8/10
Tried
on 27 Apr 2025
at 13:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
at
Hop Inn
on 04 Apr 2025
at 14:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Hop Inn, Swindon, 04/04/2025. As Hop Inn, re-badged house beer.
Amber pour with a lasting beige cap.
Nose is fruit slice, biscuit, brown bread.
Taste comprises fruit rinds, brown bread, dates, toffee.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent enough bitter.
Amber pour with a lasting beige cap.
Nose is fruit slice, biscuit, brown bread.
Taste comprises fruit rinds, brown bread, dates, toffee.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent enough bitter.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2025
at 13:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
500ml bottle. Pours black with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of dark chocolate, coffee, cherry, dates & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry moderate bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Mar 2025
at 16:04