7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
This is basically a stronger version of Cwtch and my review of that beer still applies. Anyway, cask at Pickled Pig, Stafford. Pours reddish-brown with a medium sized frothy cream head and good lacing. There’s malts and humbugs in the aroma plus a hint of almonds. In the mouth it has a layer of sweetness on top of a bitter base. Flavours of grains, rye, traditional hops, caramel and toffee. A little lemon sharpness comes through later leading to a bitter tangy finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Pickled Pig at the Bankhouse
on 08 Dec 2025
at 13:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample at the Queen.
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Chocolate sweet aftertaste
Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Chocolate sweet aftertaste
Tried
from Cask
at
The Queen Crafthouse
on 06 Dec 2025
at 12:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
44cl can from Sainsbury's.
Medium white head. Cloudy golden pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Cloudy golden pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Can
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 05 Dec 2025
at 22:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a medium sized foamy tan head and good lacing. There’s malts, strawberries and chocolate in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy with a creamy texture. Flavour has a constant basis (malts, chocolate, grapes) but a slowly changing additional character (Molasses, spirits, cherries, toffee – not necessarily in that order). Sweet lasts into the finish. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Crewe Dog
on 05 Dec 2025
at 13:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at home picked up from Sainsburies. A hazed mid golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is semi sweet powdery peach, nectarine, juice, creamy wheat, little adjunct on the nose, Flavour is composed of powdery wheat, creamy, peach melba, nectarine, fruit culee. Palate is pithy, grainy, moderate carbonation. not bad.
Tried
from Can
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 04 Dec 2025
at 21:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Sainsbury's.
Appearance - deep orange and murky. Thin off white head.
Nose - orangeade or cordial. Mango and orange zest.
Taste - yes it's diluting orange. And then zest.
Palate - light to medium bodied, zesty finish.
Overall - good enough.
Appearance - deep orange and murky. Thin off white head.
Nose - orangeade or cordial. Mango and orange zest.
Taste - yes it's diluting orange. And then zest.
Palate - light to medium bodied, zesty finish.
Overall - good enough.
Tried
from Can
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 01 Dec 2025
at 22:18
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Can from Sainsbury's. Nose is mineral mango lots of peach. Taste is peach quickly leading to grapefruit and orange in the dry finish. More flavour than it's strength suggests
Edit: in the 330 can it's significantly different. It's got less got a touch of the fruits and leading to onion, malt and a slightly stale finish.
Edit: in the 330 can it's significantly different. It's got less got a touch of the fruits and leading to onion, malt and a slightly stale finish.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2025
at 19:04
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Waggon & Horses, Stourbridge. Pours dull gold with a small head. Aroma is eggy tropical fruit. Taste has light tropical fruit and Fruit Salad sweets.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2025
at 16:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Hogshead, Wolverhampton. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. There’s coffee, malts and vanilla in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet with a slight tang to it. Malts and coffee again to the fore plus berry fruits and chocolate, with some darker fruits being detectable later. Sweetness lasts into the finish. This is rather nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hogshead (Stonegate)
on 21 Nov 2025
at 15:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask. Nose is pronounced filter coffee, cream, vanilla. Taste is coffee, cream, vanilla, ash, slightly sour.
Nice
Nice
Tried
on 15 Nov 2025
at 16:38