Subsidiaries
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Fat Cat, Sheffield on 6th March 2026. Clear gold with shallow whitish foam and full lacing. Grassy hoppiness in aroma. Bitter and grassy in-mouth with hints of hidden berry fruits. A dry, grassy bitter finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Fat Cat (Kelham Island)
on 06 Mar 2026
at 18:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
6/11/2025. Cask at The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich.
Tried
from Cask
at
Dove Street Inn
on 06 Nov 2025
at 16:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Isle Of Wight Holiday Beer#80. Another local with a shoreline setting for this one at basecamp. Easy enough going traditional tasting ale, some hoppiness within a pale ale texture and taste. Bought at Harvey's in Yarmouth.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Harveys
on 11 Sep 2025
at 16:32
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Isle Of Wight Holiday Beer#39. Shanklin seafront. Golden with a thin head. Bland hopped ale, traditional if unexciting. Comes across a little floral.
Tried
at
Steamer Inn
on 08 Sep 2025
at 14:24
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle.
Medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2025
at 12:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Joiners Arms Lincoln. Pale amber colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are Maltuy and slight sweet. hints of fruit. Light to medium body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Joiners Arms, Lincoln
on 01 Feb 2025
at 19:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
5th October 2024
Near clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, light and mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, traces of caramel and cream. Ripe fruits and dried fruits. There is a pleasant touch of Brambling Cross dark berry fruits under the usual Christmas spice assault. Soft smooth cinnamon dominates, pinch of nutmeg maybe. Light and semi dry finish. Yes, it over done Christmas nonsense season once again, this one, I reckon, will taste better than most.
Near clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, light and mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, traces of caramel and cream. Ripe fruits and dried fruits. There is a pleasant touch of Brambling Cross dark berry fruits under the usual Christmas spice assault. Soft smooth cinnamon dominates, pinch of nutmeg maybe. Light and semi dry finish. Yes, it over done Christmas nonsense season once again, this one, I reckon, will taste better than most.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2024
at 16:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
5th October 2024
Almost clear deep gold - amber beer, small but tidy off white head. Light palate, a very mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a little cream and a little caramel. Mild pine into mellow but juicy ripeish orange hops. Light finish. Old skool mellow ale done well.
Almost clear deep gold - amber beer, small but tidy off white head. Light palate, a very mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Smooth malts, a little cream and a little caramel. Mild pine into mellow but juicy ripeish orange hops. Light finish. Old skool mellow ale done well.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2024
at 13:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
3rd October 2024
Clear gold beer, small off white head. Palate is light, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, slightly thin, a thin creamy sweetness, touch of grain, really nothing to be concerned. Light marmalade hops, a little crisp pine. Light and semi dry finish. Tidy if fairly old skool affair.
Clear gold beer, small off white head. Palate is light, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Light malts, slightly thin, a thin creamy sweetness, touch of grain, really nothing to be concerned. Light marmalade hops, a little crisp pine. Light and semi dry finish. Tidy if fairly old skool affair.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2024
at 18:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
2nd October 2024 Bottle in Brighstone, IOW. Just a light haze on this orange - amber beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, a smooth and very slightly honeyed sweetness. Good orangey hops, rich, a little marmalade, tastes like a lot of Goldings were used. A light cooling pine on the light finish. Old school, as are many of the IOW beers I have tasted in the IOW, but done right and they taste a helluva lot better than past experiences with shitty Camera cask. Not that cask is shitty per se, great cask is a complete joy, but gimme a good bottle or keg (or indeed keykeg) over flaccid tired cask anyday!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2024
at 18:07