7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On cask at Speedwell Tavern (Brewery Tap), Staveley - Deep black, lovely two finger cream tan head. Nose loads of chocolate, a little smokiness, cake fruits. Taste rich smooth and chocolatey, a bit of coffee. Great first timer from this brewery.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 May 2015
at 06:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2006. Thin, off-white head over an orange blonde beer; sweetish malty aroma, fruity, lots of aromatic and flowery hops, but something plastic-like as well. Soft fruity taste with sourish hint, some solvents, long dry hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2014
at 17:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, toasted, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100805]
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2011
at 06:25
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
5th August 2010. GBBF.
Hazy gold beer - light dry palate. No head, no carbonation. Light dry malt. A whisper of orange hop - tiny bit of grassiness. Finishes dry.
Hazy gold beer - light dry palate. No head, no carbonation. Light dry malt. A whisper of orange hop - tiny bit of grassiness. Finishes dry.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2010
at 08:55
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF2010. Yellowish golden colour with small white head. Aroma is fruits, earth, wood and some mild grassy notes. Flavour is grassy, a bit nutty, caramelly, eggy and some earthyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2010
at 00:04
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with fully gone head. Aroma is malty, slight butterish and vague citrusy. Flavour is the same. Light bitterness coming through into a medium dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2010
at 06:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask at NWAF 2009. A dark brown beer with a thin lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt as well as caramel. The body is light.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jan 2010
at 07:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009. A pale nut-brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel, but also light notes of butter. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel as well as lots of spices, leading to a dry spicy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Dec 2009
at 15:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at Ealing BF 2009. Very dark brown, black with lasting beige head. Bit of smoke, some choc. Some interesting darkish fruit, plus raspberry. Decent. Milk choc.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jul 2009
at 04:35
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester, England.Clear medium amber color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, fruity, toffee, light to moderate hoppy, flowers, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090124]
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Apr 2009
at 03:30