6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Sainsburys. Straw with a fast-fading loose white head, and light carbonation; grainy wheaty aroma with a touch of honey; tastes like a Bavarian lager with a sweet grainy body and a toasty Saaz hop bitterness to finish. Good, but not what I was expecting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2009
at 15:07
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle) Dark brown colour, almost black. Frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, liquorice, raisins, coffee and a touch of smoke. Malty, roasted taste with milky chocolate, smooth coffee, liquorice, dark fruit, some smoke and dark rye bread. Balanced cocoa bitterness. Body feels slightly thin, with just a touch of sweetness. Smooth mouthfeel. Nice and tasty porter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2009
at 16:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsburys,Kidlington, Oxon. Consumed in a field at Towersey Festival, Oxon, August 29th 2009 One of Loz’s favourite breweries so we always end up taking some Bath beers to a festival. Pours pale golden with white bubbly head. The aroma is fruity and with a dab of honey in there, there is also some hops straining to make an impression. Taste is fruity and whilst you hope that it will be as crisp, fresh and zesty as you might expect from this style of beer it never quite manages to. Its reasonably refreshing and has a nice bitter edge and bite, but the maltiness and toffee flavours dull it slightly its fine enough though. A6 A4 F6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2009
at 02:20
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Hand in hand, Brighton. Amber colour, white head. Aroma and flavour of biscuit, caramel and cookie dough. Fairly bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2009
at 12:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I really like the look of this beer, poured with a beautiful fluffy head and a deep red colour, almost like a light red wine. Can’t pick much up on the nose, though, just a little bit of malt and that’s it. But the taste is excellent and really refreshing, nice deep flavour of dark malts and hops, slightly dry finish. Really nice bitter, good for everyday drinking.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Sep 2009
at 15:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a dense cream head; floral, elderflower, aroma; crisp and fruity flavour with floral hops; and a clean bitter finish. Excellent, refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2009
at 09:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle that I picked up from Sainsburys, Kidlington, Oxon and consumed in a field at Towersey Festival, Oxon, 28-08-09 Pours dark brown with a filmy beige head. Taste is fruity but also with some chocolate and a touch of bitterness, soft carbonation, its a tasty beer. A6 A3 F7 P3 Ov13 3.2
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2009
at 01:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Dark amber pour with small head on top. Fruity aroma. Fruity, sweet, buttery, malty. Rather bland offering from Bath.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2009
at 16:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Smells of honey and a little bit of malt, a nice and sweet aroma. Looks great, though the head could be larger, but that could just be the style. Not sure if I like the taste - it’s overpowered by a strong bitter roasted barley over the sweeter malts and that creates a kind of bitterness in an English bitter that I can’t say I’m entirely fond of. Nonetheless it’s a respectable bitter and still pretty darned good.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2009
at 12:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half, cask well kept at The Carpenters Arms, in Marble Arch. Creamy head on top of a deep, dark amber body. Sweet malty aroma. The taste profile goes in the direction of caramel malts offset by hints of spices and pronounced bitterness to the finish. Soft on the swallow. Quite likeable (London, 03.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2009
at 03:39