Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 21/11/2022. Mahogany in colour, with a thin, off-white, head. Sweet, brown sugar and tangerine aroma, with some fruitcake notes and rum warmth. Flavour was much of the same, with plenty of sweetness, more berry fruits, and a suggestion of rum, before a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2022
at 15:02
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton – though I have drunk it before. Pours a dark copper with a medium sized foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s some hints of autumn fruits in the aroma, but not much else. In the mouth there are floral hops and malts with an underlying caramel base. Plus a host of other trace elements – spices, nuts and toffee, Finish is somewhat fruity. This is decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Oct 2022
at 21:12
8/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2022
at 16:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Richard Oastler, Brighouse. Very dark amber with a creamy head. It’s mildly smoked with fair ham notes in its nose and has a malty underbelly, and hoppy dark malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2022
at 19:52
6/10
Tried
on 20 Jan 2022
at 09:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from Asda, High Wycombe. I have to say I'm quite a fan of 6X on cask - it's possibly my favourite bitter from any of the UK's traditional family brewers. Up until now, though, I've never got around to trying the bottled version. So, here goes. It's deep amber with a lasting beige head and a moderate fizz. It smells and tastes malty, with caramel and chocolate raisins. There's a little woodiness. The pasteurised note is less evident than in some supermarket bottled bitters (although it is still there), but it's definitely thinner and fizzier than on cask. So... definitely not as good as the cask version, but it is one of the better bottled interpretations of cask bitters, and unlike many of its compatriots I still enjoyed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2022
at 17:18
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
1/3 pint, cask at Rockingham Arms. Shared with Finn. Deep copper coloured body, low off-white head, faint lacing. Moderate smell of dried fruits and toffee. Berry-fruity flavours added by mild caramel malts. Ends rather dry and sweet. Fair enough. (London 16.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2021
at 14:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 29 october 2021. Deep amber in colour with a moderate, off-white head. Big aroma of caramel, red fruit and smoke. Flavour was sweet, with plenty of doughy malt, crystallised fruit and a touch of the distinctive Wadworth yeast character. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2021
at 09:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune. Amber. Skumring. Aroma av karamell & røyk. Smaken det samme. Innslag av rosiner. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2021
at 10:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
28/10/2021. Cask at the Glasshouse, Norwich. Pours slightly hazy dark amber brown with a creamy off white head. Aroma of stewed fruits, berry, malt, slight smoky notes. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness, with a touch of sour. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Nov 2021
at 22:39