6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Cask at Hops, Crewe. Pours a slightly dark ruby with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Thereโs malts and caramel in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet but rather watery. Flavour is malts and caramel again but with hints of floral hops, toffee and spice as well. A little bitterness in the finish. This is reasonable but decidedly bland.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hops
on 13 Aug 2026
at 15:10
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home liberated from my Mother's house. Well chilled as its a crazily hot day, but it meant the sediment got stirred up. Oh well and anyway. Good bitter hops, bit of farmyard (which is always a favourite) and really smooth. Probably would have been better at the correct temperature, but not today. Anyway, back to the Lady's singles final.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2026
at 15:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
2026 Skipton Beer Festival #12. My love for this one is like Bad Medicine; Bad Medicine is what I need. A clear darker brown coloured stout, which is not very stated within its own style, but is fair amongst dark ales if this ilk, and is very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2026
at 16:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Creamy off white head on jet black body.
Malt, liquorice, toffee & tangy tastes with bitter / sweet finish.
Good one.
Malt, liquorice, toffee & tangy tastes with bitter / sweet finish.
Good one.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2026
at 21:25
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. A gift from Totnes. The person not the place. Heโs a fine fellow. This is wank though. Smells of butter and wet paper. Taste is pretty rank. Dry and slightly sour. Thin and dry overall. Yeah. Wank. Imagine selling shit like this and hoping youโll get away with it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2025
at 20:23
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Gilliam's deli in Ulverston. Pours brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, raisin & malt. Medium body. Hint of sweetness in the light bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2025
at 08:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint from the cask at Hops in Crewe, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of lemon, citrus, caramel, honey & hops. Moderate body. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jan 2025
at 17:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Gillam's in Ulverston. Pours a very dark brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dark chocolate, coffee, burnt cornflakes, burnt caramel, fruit cake, sweet toffee & malt. Medium body. Mild bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2025
at 14:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Spotty beige head on a copper coloured body, Malt, toffee & nutty aroma. Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a lifeless back. Malt, burnt, toffee, grain & bitter tastes. Standard - At best.
Tried
on 11 May 2024
at 19:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thin off white head on an unclear pale golden coloured body. Caramel & berry aroma. Medium bodied, soft with a tingle on the back. Citrus, apple, marmalade & pale malt tastes with a zesty peppery finish. Easy drinker.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2024
at 19:04