5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared on Level 42 14/06/2017. Many thanks to Wingman Dave for this one. A light haze golden amber coloured pour with a a halo of off white head. Aroma is twiggy, burnt sugars, veg, celery, mineral, dusty malts. Flavour is composed of light grains, nutty dull stale malts, cinammon, papery. Palate is semi sweet, dull, stale. Little papery. Dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2017
at 14:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Dave. Pours clear gold with a creamy, white head. Festive spicing in the snout, some toasted crackers, ginger, faint cinnamon. Light sweet flavour with nips of orange peel, dry cinnamon, light toasted pale malts, grains. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Drying finish, with more toasted grains, vague ginger and cinnamon. Pure novelty but drinkable enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2017
at 13:20
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at L42. It pours lightly hazy deep amber with a small beige head. The aroma is earthy, toasty, ginger bread, spice, cinnamon, coffee cake and leather. The taste is drying, toasty, grainy, brown bread, festive spice, leather, caramel, twig and dirt with a drying finish. Light - medium body and low carbonation. Fair.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2017
at 13:18
6/10
Tried
on 14 Jun 2017
at 13:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Saints Beer & Folk Festival, Ipswich. Pours mid-brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, malt, biscuit and hop. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Finish is a little dry, and fruity.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2017
at 09:27
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Crafty Bottle. Hazy golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma fruity, but not sure about the pomegranate, and sherbet. Taste sweetish body thin and a touch dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2017
at 13:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Flower Pot, 23-25 King Street, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE1 3DZ. [ As Tudor Black Rock ].Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roastted, sweet malt, dark malt, light licorice - salty licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, salty licorice, dark malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150214] 7-4-7-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Dec 2016
at 09:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Royal Oak, Saundersfoot. Amber-brown with a thick white head and a moderate fizz. Roasty malts, chocolate, a little burnt caramel, maybe some nuts? Flavours are a bit on the light side but it’s ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2016
at 16:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Royal Oak, Saundersfoot. Black with a thick creamy beige head. Very smooth and rather thick and heavy- almost too much so, certainly at lunchtime when I had it. Chocolate is prominent, with a mild roasty malt and a touch of blackcurrant. The flavours are maybe a little weak for the strength and viscosity, and it feels like it needs something to cut through it a bit more. Still quite enjoyable though.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2016
at 16:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Isobel (cheers Isobel!) shared with Craig, consumed Wednesday 10th August 2016, Pours amber with a slim white head, ok so it’s a fruity traditional bitter, however it is really quite pleasant. Not bad at all. A6 A4 T7 P4 OV13 3.4
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2016
at 22:37