5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (170108)
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2008
at 15:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity filled jug) @ Smithfield Hotel & Bar, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, moderate hoppy, pine, grass, light toffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (160108)
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Feb 2008
at 13:22
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[i] Bottle National Winter Beer Festival, Manchester 2008 [/i]Poured very dark and started off with a bit of a tang, flavour’s were a bit loose with some roasted malt, coffee, and bitter chocolate but little bit uncoordinated. I found the aroma not awfully pleasant and came across as a bit guttery. Drank much easier than one might of expected considering the abv but only really ok in my book.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2008
at 01:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London, 9 Aug 2007) Mahogany colour with brief beige head. Malty, nutty nose with hints of chocolate. Malty, nutty taste with notes of cold coffee and moderate bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Not too complicated, but fair enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2007
at 13:08
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Light brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, chocolate, light burnt. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Balance is not good. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2007
at 04:19
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF2007. Amber colour, not much head. Aroma is much caramel, dark sugar, some hints of sweet malts. Flkavour is leather, sweet malts, some earthyness and wood. Leathery aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2007
at 00:35
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Peterborough Beer Fest. Clear golden. Smokey and fruity. Medium sweet with more full body than expected in a 3.7% beer. Turning a bit ashy in the finish. Not really a favourite of mine.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Aug 2007
at 05:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Black/very dark brown with lasting dark beige head. Rather a nice roasted fruity aroma. That’s a good beer. Lovely powdery/grainy mouthfeel. Very good and I loved it. Easy drinking for a 6% beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2007
at 11:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2007. Deep chestnut, lasting bubbly beige. Bit syrupy, good red berry fruit. Not a bad ESB. Decent hop on end.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2007
at 03:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Three Horseshoes Norfolk, 28-04-07 . Poured a warm golden colour, had quite a honeyed nose, this carried through into the taste and I felt this was rather sweeter than I’d expected, nice gentle hoppiness and bitterness in what was a very enjoyable beer A7 A4 F8 P4 Ov15 3.8 Had this again Cask at the Bull Hotel, Litcham, North Norfolk, 13-06-09 Had the last of the cask, so even though I’ve effectively re-rated with a new slightly lower score I will keep to the original score as it was probably a fresher beer. Poured warm gold, nicely citric with a touch of honey sweetness and some malt. Hops showing, its a nice beer. A7 A3 F7 P4 Ov14 3.5
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2007
at 01:47