7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from BeerGB. Black brown colour, biege foam head and aroma of roasty malt, toffee, chocolate, coffee. Taste is sweet, roasted, malty, honeycomb, chocolate, toffee, caramel, molasses, coffee, liquorice, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasted bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beer Ambleside
on 14 May 2026
at 20:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Thin creamy white head on an unclear pale golden coloured body.
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy.
Grapefruit, cereal, lime & zesty tastes with a bitter finish.
Good stuff.
Medium bodied, smooth & creamy.
Grapefruit, cereal, lime & zesty tastes with a bitter finish.
Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
at
Dog & Gun
on 05 Apr 2026
at 20:39
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Darlington CAMRA Beer Festival 2026. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma.of malt, grain. Tasre is sweet, malty, grain, with tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2026
at 11:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Beer Ambleside - opaque black body with a firm tan head. Roasted notes, sweeter side on the taste, sweet liquorice, slightly tangy blackcurrant touch, nice silky mouthfeel. Very pleasant beer.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beer Ambleside
on 13 Mar 2026
at 19:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Creamy off white head on a dark reddish brown coloured body
Toffee, biscuit & malt aroma.
Toffee, sarsaparilla, berries & jam tastes with a tangy hopped finish.
Excellent.
Toffee, biscuit & malt aroma.
Toffee, sarsaparilla, berries & jam tastes with a tangy hopped finish.
Excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Nov 2025
at 20:19
6.5/10
Light citrus and crisp.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2025
at 14:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
I did achieve a cultural activity in Carlisle earlier before my current beer tour by visiting their citadel, which they call a castle, although the main building is a Keep. Interesting enough history, mostly about keeping the Mel Gibson types from north of the border out! They might want to cross for this traditional ale, with a great hop-malt-bitter balance. It also has an easy strength.
Tried
from Cask
at
Woodrow Wilson (JDW)
on 28 Jun 2025
at 14:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 07 Dec 2024
at 16:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Creamy off white head on a copper coloured body. Medium bodied bodied & creamy. Malt, sweet, berry & toffee tastes with a spicy finish. Deece.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2024
at 17:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Pale gold with a lasting white head and a fine but aggressive fizz. Generically fruity up front, although it did pup me in mind of Granny Smith apples. Some ginger powder comes through, and then there are floral, twiggy notes in the dry and mildly bitter finish. Not bad for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2024
at 22:09