6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, faint lemon. Taste is more of the same, plus a soapy note. Thin finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2019
at 12:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Stokeley Barton Farm Shop, near Torcross. Golden in colour with a creamy-frothy head. Has a tasty hop-malt balance with a mild bready grittiness to proceedings, but more so a zing about it in the palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2019
at 17:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from The Shops At Dartington. Appearance - golden amber with a big fluffy head. Nose - caramel or maybe even butterscotch. Lightly grassy. Taste - more caramel, honey and some orange. Underlying bready note. Palate - light to medium bodied. Rich but slightly dry middle and finish. Overall - didnt' like the smell, but the palate wasn't bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2019
at 19:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Shops at Dartington. Appearance - deep amber to brown with nice lacing. Nose - chewy caramel wafer. Light smoke. Taste - smoke again. Caramel wafer going into burnt bread. Palate - medium bodied. Crunchy texture and finish. Overall - decent bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2019
at 01:52
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
B ottle shared at Leightons place, Hackney. 8/11/2018. A nutt brown coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aromas si light tang, nutty, brown malts, apple, , tangy, dusty, . Flavoiur is composed of semi sweet, tangy dusty, apple, grainy, Palates is semi sweet, dusty, chalky, dirty.
Tried
on 19 Nov 2018
at 21:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle split at Leightons gaff, picked up in Devonia, 08/11/18. Rich mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is toffee, stewed fruits, brown sugar, biscuit crumble. Taste comprises fruit slice, toffee, dried fruits, ight spice, brown bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Passable strong if a touch basic in its appraoch and flavour profile.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2018
at 12:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared in London - cheers to Cloin. Pours amber-brown with a creamy beige head. So so overall, a bit of earth, carpet, burnt leaves, minerals. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Bitter finish, more earth, light astringency, cocoa, charred leaves. Pretty so so.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2018
at 22:09
6/10
Tried
on 08 Nov 2018
at 21:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home, 09/09/18. Light black with a well presented lasting tan covering. Nose is light charr, toffee, hint of coffee, brown sugar, cocoa sprinkle. Taste comprises bitter chocolate, roast malts, toffee, light spice, liquorice, brown bread, dried fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2018
at 14:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, half-pint on 17th July 2018 in The Lamb, Sandford, Devon. Light golden body, white crown. Citrus notes in the nose, floral touch too in the aroma. Subtle citrus flavour on a bed of pale maltiness, drying finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2018
at 02:17