7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at home, from Elston & Son online, 25/09/22. Clear golden to light copper with minimal white spotting. Nose is sharp apple skins, light orchard wood, caramel, straw. Taste comprises sweet apple notes, apple core, tannins, sugars, toffee, hint of farmyard presence. Medium bodied, minimal to no carbonation, light drying with a sweet edge. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2022
at 15:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, from Elston & Son online, 25/09/22. Clear golden copper with a thin white cap formed of bubbles that veer edgewards. Nose is crisp apple, light barnyard notes, straw, orchard wood, tannins. Taste comprises apple core, light acidic whisper, caramel notes, vinous trace, tannins, barnyard, light funk. Medium bodied, no carbonation, drying close. Tidy stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2022
at 14:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml wired cork bottle, 2018 Vintage, first release for Pullo, Exeter. Opened with a loud pop. Sparkling, golden amber colour, fizzy white foam head that rapidly dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of apple, fleshy, yeast, mucky funk hints. Taste is tangy, apple, fleshy, some core, with orchardy notes, some fbarnyard funk and drying tannin. Spiky mouthfeel, medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, very dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2022
at 19:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml wired cork bottle. Opened with a loud pop. Sparkling, bright orange gold colour, short-lived off-white foam head that dissipates to a thin rim and aroma of fruity apple, caramel, toffee hint, funky, earthy. Taste is sweetish, apple, fruity, horseblanket funk, leather, woody, caramel hint, with drying tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2021
at 19:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml wired cork bottle from Scrattings. Opened with a pop. Golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and aroma of perry pear, fruity, alittle funk. Taste is tart, pear, alittle funk and biscuit, with drying tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry perry finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2020
at 21:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml wired cork bottle from Scrattings. Opened with a loud pop. Rich golden amber colour, short-lived white foam head and aroma of barnyard funk, apple, fruity, caramel. Taste is mucky, barnyard funky, leathery, orchardy apple, tangy, bretty, with a caramel hint and lots of drying earthy tannins. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, dry tannic finish. Very drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2020
at 17:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
17/5/2020. Sample courtesy of danlo, cheers Ed! Pours clear dark gold with a short lasting bubbly white head. Aroma of moderately sweet apples, wood, leather, light funk and touch of caramel. Moderate sweetness and light tartness. Medium body, and very fizzy.
Tried
on 17 May 2020
at 17:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml wired cork bottle from Scrattings. Opened with a pop. Sparkling, orange golden colour, short-lived fizzy white foam head and nose of tangy apple, fruity, woody funk, caramel hints. Taste is tart, tangy, fruity apple, orchardy, funky, woody with drying bitter tannins. Medium bodied, spiritzy carbonation, dry tart & tannic finish. Very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 May 2020
at 18:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 5
10/7/2019. Cask at the 30th Ealing Beer Festival. Pours almost clear golden with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of semi-tart apples, caramel, light tannins and funky notes. Moderate sweetness and light tartness. Light body, very watery texture, soft carbonation. Dry finish. Decent aroma but otherwise not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2019
at 16:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Ealing Beer Festival. Small head with short duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich tart apples, fruits, sulphur and has a long dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2019
at 16:31