5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale, half-pint, shared with Finn at Bag O’ Nails. Pale golden body. Low white head, minimal lacing. Modest grassy hops on the nose. Fruity taste with pineapple to the fore. Short lived, semi-dry fruity end. A bit thin on the swallow. Accepted. (Sunday pub crawl in Bristol 30.04.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 24 May 2017
at 14:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Tapstone Sea Monster ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a average, open and frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, tropical fruit, pineapple. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, tropical fruit, lime - pineapple, fruity, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151008] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Apr 2017
at 04:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask (Nags Head, Reading) - Hazy light amber in colour. Juicy and hoppy aroma and taste with grapefruit, lime and pine standing out in both.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Mar 2017
at 17:29
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2015 [ The 40th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 8th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Tapstone Voodoo Juice ].Unclear medium amber orange color with a small to average, open and frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange, riped fruit, tangarine. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, riped fruit, orange, fruity, tropical fruit, tangarine. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151008] 7-2-8-3-15
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2017
at 11:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the hop Bunker, Cardiff, August 2016. Clear gold in colour (surprisingly so for Tapstone), with a slight, white, head. Slightly peppery hops, sweetish, cereal malts, citrus fruits and a lingering, dryish finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2016
at 10:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at EBF 23, 24/03/16. Lightly hazed golden orange with a decent off white covering. Nose is tangerine, apricot, juicy hop flicker, citric tinged straw. Taste comprises mango, tangerine, apricot jam, soft bread, airy malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close peppered with juicy hop bitterness. Decent hoppy sessioner ... nice jammy citrics.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2016
at 04:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at EBF 23, 24/03/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige head. Nose is dark malts, pine, spice, earthy hop, light tropical fruit ensemble. Taste comprises light pine, biscuit crumble, charr, peppery spice, toffee, grapefruit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Solid ... one of the better cask CDA’s I’ve encountered.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2016
at 04:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at EBF 23, 24/03/16. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is cocoa powder, light charr, spice, toffee fudge. Taste comprises chocolate sauce, toffee, roast malt, liquorice, light fruit esters. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent stout.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2016
at 04:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned at the Barley Mow, Bristol 29/3/2016. Golden in colour, with a decent, white, head. Aroma of grapefruit and pineapple fruit, with some grassy hops. Flavour had more tropical fruits, some creamy malts and a decent, dryish, finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2016
at 01:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 12/3/2016. Dark brown, with a thin, off-white, head. Aroma of dark fruits, coffee and a touch of grassy hop. Flavour had plain chocolate, more roasted malts, a hint of black currant sweetness and big, dry, finish. Very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2016
at 10:27