6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the 28th Ealing Beer Festival. Pours cloudy amber brown with a lasting creamy/frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, fruit, biscuit, water chestnut and blackcurrant. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Finish is sweeter and rather dry with blackcurrant lingering.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2017
at 12:52
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask ½ pint at Hope & Anchor, Wokingham, on June 14, 2017.Malty, a tad fruity, bitter taste. Bitter, harsh aftertaste. Medium full low CO2 mouthfeel, medium to medium high bitterness enhanced by that harsh twig like resin. Clear pale golden color, white head with lacing. Malty, fruity, also some off scent like cardboard.Not very impressed, sadly enough since it is brewed in Wokingham and I had it in Wolkingham, a bit too old?4/3/5/3/9=2.4
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jun 2017
at 07:16
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jun 2017
at 13:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. A crystal clear chestnut coloured pour with a lasting off-white head; aroma of hedgerow hops, some fruity, some spicy; taste of lightly toasted grains with some caramel; and a pleasant, dry, bitter finish with some leafy spice. A rather good Best Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2017
at 13:16
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Prince of Wales, Farnborough. A weak nutty burnt aroma. Dark cola brown. Sparse off-white head. Light bitter. Some sourness. Weak instant coffee and boiled vegetables. Light bodied. Pretty watery, a touch of softness. Long finish. There was nothing negative in terms of a taste that I didn’t enjoy. It was the lack of anything substantial. Really boring. Just nothing to it.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2017
at 12:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Pot Kiln, 19th December 16. Pours a yellow straw colour, aroma is damp hops, slight sour. Taste is peach, some bitterness, slight tart finish. It’s fine
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Dec 2016
at 08:50
4/10
Tried
on 10 Nov 2016
at 19:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Prince of Wales, Farnborough. An opaque, dark chocolate brown colour with a ring of translucent head; nutty, malty aroma; thin in the mouth with a sweet, chocolate malt taste; and an earthy bitterness leaving a trace of licorice. Seems more of a dark mild than a stout to me.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2016
at 07:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Jolly Sailor, Farnham. A dark, reddish copper colour with a tight cream head; aroma of red fruit; malty body with some pleasant fruit and caramel; then a dry finish with a spicy bitterness. A nice autumnal ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2016
at 09:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Rose & Crown, Sandhurst. Golden amber with a thin cream head; bready aroma; sour grainy taste, with some red fruit and a touch of honey; then a crisp grassy bitterness, and a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2016
at 08:49