Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
27th October 2010
Spoons Fest! Clear but very dark brown beer. Big off white head. Touch of bramble and blackcurrant on the nose. Light dry palate. low carbonation. Tart but light blackcurrant over a dry dark malt base. Nice combination but severely let down but some very unwelcome sulphur. Not enough to ruin it completely but just really annoying. Finishes very dry. This would have been a 3.6 without the sulphur, hope I can try a better kept version.
Update - tried twice more in 2 different pubs. Same sulphur - bah!
Spoons Fest! Clear but very dark brown beer. Big off white head. Touch of bramble and blackcurrant on the nose. Light dry palate. low carbonation. Tart but light blackcurrant over a dry dark malt base. Nice combination but severely let down but some very unwelcome sulphur. Not enough to ruin it completely but just really annoying. Finishes very dry. This would have been a 3.6 without the sulphur, hope I can try a better kept version.
Update - tried twice more in 2 different pubs. Same sulphur - bah!
Tried
from Can
on 31 Oct 2010
at 04:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial rooms, Bristol 26/10/10. Near black with a tight tan head. Light aroma of tart blackcurrants, with some dark chocolate and roasted malts. Flavour was similar with a short bitter finish. Very easy drinking for 6% ABV and no sign of the Wadworth house character, which is a good thing.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2010
at 23:56
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at AGBell ... dark brown red ... creamy tan head ... light fruit roast malt nose ... big blackcurrant front ... little sulpher ... soft roast malts ... ok but not quite there sulphur ruins 2.9.... tk 2 same colour ... roast malts ... dark fruits ... blackcurrant front ... soft roast ... fruit ... no sulpher ... much better but not stunning 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2010
at 04:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate malty and bitter flavor. Average finish. Oily palate. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Oct 2010
at 10:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl Bottle. Pours amber with a small creamy white head. Nose is very malty. Toffee and caramel. Medium bodied. Flavor adds a bit of grain and perfume. Dry end. Needs some vinousness to become a really good old ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2010
at 05:47
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. A clear, amber beer with a small, beige head. Bready, toffee nose with dried fruits, some fresh fruits. Some spiced, peppery notes. Coriander seeds? Medium body, a bit flat and dead. Slightly bready flavor, toffee and a buttery touch. A spiced bitterness chimes in towards the end, but it canโt prevent it from being a bit dull and uninteresting. Drinks easily. 101008
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2010
at 11:56
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. It pours a clear, dark golden body and a decent off-white head. Itโs malty and slightly biscuity, toffee borderlining butterscotch, and with some fruity hops, but just a subtle dash. Very soft on the palate, feeling almost dead even though itโs nicely carbonated, medium to full bodied, and with a balancing bitterness showing up towards the medium lenght end. Toffeeish flavor with fruityness. A decent beer indeed, it drinks easily, but is too boring to be interesting. 101008
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2010
at 10:17
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
50cl bottle from M&S Camberley. Pours copper coloured with an off-white head; aroma of cane sugar and perhaps a touch of rum; rich, raw, sugary taste, almost bitter with molasses; and a heavy malty finish. This doesnโt really work for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2010
at 12:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
@ Hare & Hounds, Devizes. Golden-amber. Dull golden-bronze. Toasty nose with a slight fruitiness. Fruity-caramelly character. Soft body.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2010
at 14:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
@ Hare & Hounds, Devizes. Dark brown with a thin head. Husky, malty (grassy) character. Slight acidity comes in late but balances out the good, grainy character.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2010
at 14:28