5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from the brewer's own stall at the Dartmouth Food Festival. Reddish-amber with a negligible head and almost no fizz. Nice fruity blackcurrant whiff. Taste is bread dough, and a little blackcurrant and earth. Sweetish up front with a moderate bitterness in the finish. Feels a bit rough and amateurish, not up to the other beers I tried from this brewery. Still ok though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2017
at 18:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the brewer's own stall at the Dartmouth Food Festival. Dark brown with a swiftly vanishing beige head and a rather assertive fizz. Roasty chocolate, a little fruit (blackcurrant?), a touch of spice, some cola. Dry finish, maybe a little too dry. Not a bad brown ale though, maybe heading towards a porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2017
at 18:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the brewer's own stall at the Dartmouth Food Festival. Yellowy-gold with a pleasant frothy fizz and a thin white head. Big sweet lemon flavour with a decent malt background and a resinous mouthfeel. Moderate bitterness at the end. In all honesty there may be a touch too much sweetness and the alcohol does show a bit, but I do love the big punchy lemon flavour and enjoyed it for that. Tasty, and a bit different. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2017
at 16:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewer's own stall at the Dartmouth Food Festival. Dark brown with a small beige head. Liquorice, chocolate, a little blackcurrant and some toasty malts. Dryish. An ok porter, but a little forgettable perhaps.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2017
at 14:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at Chris & Ruths pre GBBF Shin Dig, cheers for all the shares, 05/08/17. Light haze on a golden blonde pour with a decent off white covering. Nose is toasted grains, mellow citric peel, soft bread, light floral notes. Taste comprises tangerine, bready notes, grains, straw, light caramel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with a mellow hop whisper. Passable golde.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2017
at 08:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Chris & Ruths pre GBBF Shin Dig, cheers for all the shares, 05/08/17. Hazed golden with a decent off white cap. Nose is fruit rinds, spice, bread pudding, bitter citric peel. Taste comprises fruit cake, caramel, orange peel, bread pudding, light peppery spice, Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, drying close with a rising alcohol bite. Ok English strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2017
at 09:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at C&R Pre-GBBF Tasting 2017. It pours clear yellow - gold with a decent white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, tangy, fruity, sweet - sour and toasty grain. The taste is crisp, dry, muted bitterness, minerals, tangy fruit, sherbet, minerals and crisps with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not sold on this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2017
at 09:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Chriso’s and Ruth pre GBBF shindig. 02/08/2017. Many thanks to Colin for this. A dull golden coloured pour with a lasting a halo of white head. Aroma is tangy lemon citrus, lime, grains, fishy. Flavour is composed of tangy pithy lemon, dirty grains, wheat, rustic bread. Palate is. Grainy, highish carbonation,. . Not a fan..
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2017
at 14:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at C&R Pre-GBBF Tasting 2017. Slow foamy gusher. It pours hazy golden with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, bready, brioche, sugary, orange juice, slightly sticky, tang and wood. The taste is bitter – sweet, brioche, tangy, fruity, earth, straw, hay, grass, gooseberry, touch of citrus leather, straw, tannin, alcohol warmth and oak with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Doesn’t really come together harmoniously and is a bit hot. A fairly standard English Strong Ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2017
at 07:23
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
5th August 2017
The great pre GBBF bottleshare at ChrisO’s. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and dry and has decent carbonation. Light dry malts, mild sweetness. Tired citrus. Light dry finish. What an insipid gold.
The great pre GBBF bottleshare at ChrisO’s. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and dry and has decent carbonation. Light dry malts, mild sweetness. Tired citrus. Light dry finish. What an insipid gold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Aug 2017
at 11:03