6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours โbitter brownโ with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. A gentle aroma has hints of malts, hops and oranges. In the mouth it is slightly sweet and fruity with a smooth creamy texture. Flavours are malts and traditional hops with hints of marmalade and berry fruits coming later. A little dryness in the finish. This is a decent old school bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bird in Hand (Black Country Inns)
on 20 Jul 2026
at 15:05
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Amber gold with a frothy white head and a hoppy malty aroma. Medium bodied, spiky, fruit malt, hop bitterness and a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bradford Arms Hotel
on 13 Jun 2026
at 12:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at PACK, Wolverhampton. Pours a rich mahogany with a medium sized foamy cream head and excellent lacing. Thereโs a strong aroma of roasted malts and coffee with a hint of ginger. In the mouth it is basically sweet but with a little bitterness too. Flavour has roasted malts, berry fruits and chocolate with traces of liquorice, vanilla and cola coming through later. Finish is slightly dry. This is decent โ and very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
at
PACK (Perfect Ale Cask & Keg)
on 12 Jun 2026
at 14:45
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Vaults, Ruabon. Mid-gold, clear with a swirl of off-white head and lots of lacing. Fresh aroma, some lime, berries. Not getting the Simcoe but it's good all the same. Bittersweet taste, more berry, slightly astringent inches bitter finish. Light to medium body, soft carbonation. Surprisingly good.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2026
at 14:06
5.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
3/5/2026. Bottle at the ITFC Promotion Party (2026) beer share. From Beer Park, Llanelli. Nice colour pour. Aroma is malty, caramel, hedgerow, berries. Medium sweet, moderate bitterness, light sourness. Veggie notes. Foamy carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beer Park
on 03 May 2026
at 16:59
4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2026
at 16:57
5.1/10
โ
Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2026
at 16:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at EBF Easter 26. Clear light amber. Thin foamy white head sticks to the rim. Aroma has light grains and citrus. Flavourwise it had Light-medium sourness woth a woody streak. Underlying caramel. Light. Thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Basic of most basic stuff.
Tried
from Cask
at
Egham United Services Club (EUSC)
on 09 Apr 2026
at 15:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle, a mild gusher on opening. Pours almost black with a huge frothy beige head, good retention after it settled. Aroma of chocolate and roast malts, mild coffee, bit of dark fruit. Taste has more of the roast malt and coffee notes, light burnt note, chocolate, dark fruit and liquorice hints, ashy roasty bitterness. Light-medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Park
on 21 Mar 2026
at 21:30
5.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cardiff Mini-break Beer#45. Last one in Cardiff. Clear golden with a glow, but a bit of a drab cask ale. It has an easy enough texture, but there's not much to said about its bitter-sweet notes.
Tried
from Cask
at
Queens Vaults
on 12 Mar 2026
at 14:11