Subsidiaries
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Straw with a thin white head; citrus aroma; citrus and honey flavours; a good grapefruit bitterness to finish. Clean and refreshing.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2008
at 07:43
2.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Cask, Clifton, Bristol. IPA ? I don’t think so. Dull as dishwater, couldn’t finish this. Flat, insipid, bland, need I go on?
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2008
at 11:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Morrisons - ABV 5.5%. Gold with a thin white head; floral hop aroma, with traces of orange; slightly sweet and creamy body, very easy to drink, some fruit; dry biscuity finish. Very elegant and very pleasant.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2008
at 14:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Big offwhite lasting head. Amber body. Wooden caramelly aroma with peppery hop notes. Dry-sweet wooden metallic taste with caramelly notes. Surprisingly sharp mouthfeel, not sure why. A little watery. Flat dry metallic aftertaste. Odd, but good. (0.5l bottle from Sainsbury’s in London.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2008
at 06:22
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Sheeps Heid Edinburgh ... Copper ... grassy hop nose ... very hoppy ... fresh smooth quite soapy ... very hoppy with some grassy hoppyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2008
at 10:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, S Gloucs 17/2/08. Deep copper coloured with next to no head. Malty caramel aroma with a touch of earthy hop. Flavour of red berries and more sweet malt with a bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2008
at 03:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask conditioned handpull at The Castle, Chancery Lane. Gold, beige head. Fruity blond bitter, with peach and apricot. Some earthy hop. It’s quite pleasant. The fruit isn’t really my style, but given my ambivalence to Wadworth, this isn’t bad. Still not too exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2008
at 12:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Prince’s Motto, Barrow Gurney, N Somerset. Deep amber colour with a moderate white head. Aroma of caramel and red fruit with some earthy hops. The flavour was sweet, with more fruit, demerara sugar and a warming alcohol finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jan 2008
at 12:26
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsbury. Deep amber colour with a decent, off-white head. Slightly sweet aroma with a touch of grassy hops. Flavour had some fruit and caramel before a short, bitter finish. Unmemorable, but ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2008
at 12:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF 2007. A hazy light golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of flowery hops. The flavor is sweet and fruity with a bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Dec 2007
at 17:34