5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Thursday 16th October 2025. Cobweb tasting session with four friends, almost every beer being very old or just 'out of date' (mostly very old). My place being the venue. Cheers Mat for the old 500ml bottle of this, BB some date in 1998 (label breaking up and couldn't see exact date). It wasn't just the label breaking up, sadly the beer was almost undrinkable, and after a little sip I drain poured mine. Pity, but at least I've tried it. Scored kindly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2025
at 20:45
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Thursday 16th October 2025. Cobweb tasting session with four friends, almost every beer being very old or just 'out of date' (mostly very old). My place being the venue. Cheers Mat for the old 500ml bottle of this (BB 31st Dec 1997), just under 30 years young! Sadly it had lost it's way a little and was almost undrinkable, nice to be able to 'tick' it though. Scored kindly.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2025
at 18:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2025
at 19:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
25th June 2025
Bottle at CBJ, thanks to LKS. Light smooth palate, forensic carbonation..A clear amber beer, no real head. Airy smooth malts, fair amount of papery caramel. Very ripe tangy fruits. Airy semi dry finish. Typical 1970s or earlier survivor. Obvs 4 or more decades past its best but, still interesting.
Bottle at CBJ, thanks to LKS. Light smooth palate, forensic carbonation..A clear amber beer, no real head. Airy smooth malts, fair amount of papery caramel. Very ripe tangy fruits. Airy semi dry finish. Typical 1970s or earlier survivor. Obvs 4 or more decades past its best but, still interesting.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2025
at 19:20
5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Quite well oxidised, a bit of toffee and stewed berries, but if cardboard, some bitter earthy notes. So so. Had aged OK.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jun 2025
at 18:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Bottle split at the CBJ tasting, thanks to LKS, 25/06/2025.
Deep mahogany brown topped with a modest beige head.
Nose is earthy, aged notes, dried fruit esters, dark malts, oxidised tones.
Taste comprises tangy fruit rinds, stale fruit, dates.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Not terrible considering the age.
Deep mahogany brown topped with a modest beige head.
Nose is earthy, aged notes, dried fruit esters, dark malts, oxidised tones.
Taste comprises tangy fruit rinds, stale fruit, dates.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying close.
Not terrible considering the age.
Tried
on 24 Jun 2025
at 23:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at the CBJ tasting, thanks to LKS, 15/11/23. Deep amber topped with a thin off white head. Nose is oxidised, fried fruits, soy sauce, toffee. Taste comprises fruit cake, more soy, caramel, fruit esters, sweet edged. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Passable for the age but I've had better of this ilk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2024
at 09:31
6/10
Tried
on 15 Nov 2023
at 19:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared in London. Pours ruby, clear, with a bubbly, off-white head. Light-medium sweet flavour, stewed berries, a little caramel. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with berry notes. Quite decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2023
at 19:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey. Many thanks. A clear brown orange coloured pour with no head. Aroma is semi sweet, caramel, brown sugars, white grape, sticky, dessert wine. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty, twig, dried fruits, raisin, white raisin, palate is semi sweet, oily, little rusty, good fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2023
at 19:30