6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle as part of a delivery from Northumbrian Gidts, drunk at home. Well we only had about 425ml of it, because it was one hell of a gusher, but I won't hold that against the beer itself. It pours a deep gold, somewhat hazy in the glass, with a quickly dissipating white head. Big marmalade-y aroma, fruit candy, some dirty malt. Bittersweet taste, with some chalky and very slightly sulphurous bitter going down. Bitter citrus peel in the aftertaste. It's more than the sum of its parts and is fairly enjoyable, but not too special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2023
at 21:51
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle bought from Northumbrian Gifts. Purplish red and clear with an uneven ring of off-white head. Light aroma of chocolate, berry, grassy character. Taste is sweet at first, some berry and sweet spices, followed by an intense bitterness. Light to medium body, medium carbonation. It’s not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2023
at 19:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle as part of a delivery from Northumbrian Gifts. Drunk at home. My first thought is how light and thin it looks. A stout? Are you sure? It is sort of a light reddish brown, mostly clear, with some loose off-white head collecting around rhe edges. Aroma is quite subtle as well, some Earthy notes, a little bit of chocolate. I'm much less underwhelmed when I drink it: it's got some sweet caramel/honey right at first, followed by intense hoppy bitterness which continues to the finish. More Earthy character, maybe a touch of butterscotch, sarsaparilla. Let down a little in the watery body. I feel like it's a beer of two halves: 2.9 followed by 3.7 so I think 3.3 is fair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2023
at 17:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Gravity cask at Pigs Ear '23, day two, 29/11/23. Reddish amber with an off white cap that thins to the edge. Nose is biscuit, grains, stewed fruits, straw. Taste comprises dried red berries, brown bread, straw, touch of caramel, biscuit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Okay for the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2023
at 19:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Gravity cask at Pigs Ear '23, day two, 29/11/23. Golden with a white head. Nose is grass, citric peel, melon, straw, grains. Taste comprises lemon rind, hedgerow, herb, tangerine, straw, grains. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Passable gold.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Dec 2023
at 19:43
6/10
Tried
on 29 Nov 2023
at 19:06
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2023, day 1 - London. Pours clear copper-gold with a bubbly, white head. Nice crackery malt character with soft leafy hope, orange peel, earth, toasted biscuits. Light bodied with fine carbonation; nice condition. Bitter finish, leafy and earthy. Solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2023
at 14:23
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.6
Bottle online from Northumbrian Gifts, Ashington. Pours unclear amber brown with a beige cap. Aroma: malt, caramel, light toffee, berries, earthy, grass. Light to moderate sweet & bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation. Rather muddled.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2023
at 19:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Northumbrian gifts. Pours clear golden with a thick white head. Aromas of generic British regional pale ale. Biscuit and faintly metallic. Taste is more of the same. Faint honey note at the back. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 May 2023
at 15:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas are a bit soapy, floral and faint orange. Taste is light malt, marmalade and floral hops again. Almost parma violet. Floral finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2023
at 19:05