6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home, 26/12/16. Copper golden with a decent off white head of bubbles. Nose is biscuit malt, spice, toffee, fruit esters. Taste comprises biscuit, toffee, fruit cake, light spice, caramel, orange peel. Medium bodied, light prickly carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2016
at 10:22
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home, 16/12/16. Golden copper with a decent off white head. Nose is caramel, sweet malts, perfume, toffee apple, fruit esters, biscuit crumble. Taste comprises toffee, candied orange, sweet fruit mash, brown bread, biscuit crumbs, caramel, fruit loaf, light spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter linger. Really solid ESB.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2016
at 13:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Leighton Buzzard Smokinโ Angel ].Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dark malt, meat, smoked. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, smoked, sweet malt, meat, ash notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150212] 6-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Nov 2016
at 07:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Bootlegger, 20/11/16. Rich amber pour with a well appointed cream cap. Nose is caramel malt, sweet tunes, biscuit, light hop presence, candied orange peel. Taste carries a sweet malt base, orange rinds, caramel, biscuit, fruit esters. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close doused with subtle hop bitterness. Ok cask offering ... more an English IPA or ramped up ESB but a little too much hop tang to list the beer in the ESB style.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Nov 2016
at 06:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, light caramel, moderate hoppy, grass, citrus. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, grass, citrus, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150212] 7-3-6-3-13
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2016
at 06:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Leighton Buzzard Restoration Ale ].Clear medium amber color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, light hoppy, grapefruit, vomit notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, grapefruit, sweet malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150212] 5-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2016
at 02:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Leighton Buzzard Rebel Yell ].Clear dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dusty malt, moderate hoppy, dusty hops, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, licorice, roasted, hoppy, fruity hoos, dusty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150211]
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2016
at 16:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask at Milton Keynes Beer Festival; clear yellow pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has sweet malt, taste has candied fruits, hint of citrus, some lime, sweet malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2016
at 10:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Milton Keynes Beer Festival; clear golden amber pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has sweet malts, taste has crisp citrus, sweet malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2016
at 10:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Milton Keynes Beer Festival; dark opaque black pour with a bubbly light beige head, aroma has dark fruits, taste has quite roasty malts, dark fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2016
at 07:44