27/01/2010. RIVERSIDE INN, Fore Street, BOVEY TRACEY, Devon, England
Tried
on 23 Nov 2022
at 13:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A gift from Totnes. The person not the place. Clear dark amber. Slim off white foam. Nose has sweet toasty bready malt. Hint of the treacle addition. Taste is similarly sweet with just a light fruity bitterness. Smooth and easy drinking. Fine carbonation. Light dry and fruity bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Sep 2022
at 19:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Rocky white head on clear copper coloured body. Sweet malt, fruity, caramel & peach aroma. Medium bodied, soft & sticky. Sweet stone fruit, berries, confectionery & toffee tastes with a tangy hoppy finish. Very light & hoppy for a Bitter.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2022
at 19:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled pint in the Mount Pleasant, No Mans Land, Devon on 4th August 2022. Clean amber body, off-white crown. Light caramel aroma and taste, tempered by a mini citrussy fruitiness. More a 'Cooking' bitter than a 'Best' in my opinion.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2022
at 05:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Spotty beige head on a copper coloured body. Sweet, malt & toffee aroma. Medium bodied, sharp with smoother back. Toffee, malt, peppery & spicy fruit tastes with a tangy finish. Decent.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2022
at 16:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Poured a clear copper colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is malt and yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, malt, nutty, light floral, yeasty, herbal, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2022
at 00:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Cask at the rising sun. Gunnislake. A clwer golden yellow coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is light cereal, straw, cut grass,. Flavour is composed of very easy going, straw, cereal, grass,. Very clean and easy going.. Palate is semi sweet, easy, excellent cask condition. Super crush able.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2022
at 17:48
Tried
on 14 May 2022
at 10:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Borough Arms, Crewe. Pours the classic “bitter brown” with a small off-white head and good lacing. The solid aroma features mainly malts and raisins. Sweet malts are the brief initial sensation in the mouth, before sharp bitterness comes through with autumn fruits and fruit cake, plus underlying caramel. Much later there are traces of spices to be found. Overall varies randomly between slightly sweet and slightly bitter. Finish is malty. This is a good traditional strong bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2021
at 20:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Ship Inn, Kingswear, 28/08/21. Clear golden to Amber with a decent lasting off white head. Nose is dried fruits, brown bread, fruit slice, almonds. Taste comprises dates, fruit loaf, dates, nutty, light perfume. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced level of bitterness. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2021
at 15:52