6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the commercial rooms. Bristol. Clear light amber / orange coloured pour with a thin off white head. Some lacing. Aroma is nice woodland wood, red cranberry. Grainy cereal and dried apple on the nose. Flavour is composed of light grainy caramel malts, beery, hedgerow berry, tangy berry. Palate is semi sweet, decent cask condition. OK golden.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2015
at 08:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Twisted Oak Spun Gold ].Clear medium yellow - amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, fruity, floral, apple. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, pale malt, sweet malt, marzipan malt, apple notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140812]
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2015
at 02:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
18th February 2015
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival in KEGS. Cask. Almost opaque dark brown beer, a few pale tan bubbles for a head. Smooth palate, mild fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts bring a distinct dark chocolate streak.Little roasty bitterness. Estery sweetness and pruney fruits. Medium floral bitterness. Light dry finish. Chocolatey linger. A little light on the hops.
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival in KEGS. Cask. Almost opaque dark brown beer, a few pale tan bubbles for a head. Smooth palate, mild fine carbonation. Mellow dark malts bring a distinct dark chocolate streak.Little roasty bitterness. Estery sweetness and pruney fruits. Medium floral bitterness. Light dry finish. Chocolatey linger. A little light on the hops.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2015
at 12:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Great British Beer Festival 2014, Day 3 - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a white froth head. Simple, with some gritty grains, damp hay, lemon rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. More damp, lightly bitter hay on the finish, some old lemon, husky grains. Meh.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2015
at 17:16
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light hoppy. Bitter, citrusy and crisp hoppy. Lingering fruity, bitter, slight citrusy. Dry and slight herbal finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2014
at 10:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2014. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Dec 2014
at 01:59
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the Watford beer fest 2014. Bright golden coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is grainy some sweet honey and floral grass hop. Flavour is composed of nutty malt. grassy hop, bit of silage. Ordinary cask condition, light sweetness. Lingering berry fruit and solid earthy bitterness. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2014
at 11:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask-conditioned, on gravity, at the Bristol Beer Factory’s Factoberfest, September 2014. Near black with a slight, tan, head. Some citrus hops, liquorice, hint of chocolate and dryish finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2014
at 12:48
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Anchor, Digbeth, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown with a frothy light tan head. The aroma is malt, burnt toffee, light caramel. The flavour is strong bitter with a smooth rich malt liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A superb ale. Lots going on.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Sep 2014
at 12:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Clear golden with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is bready, light peach, tangerine. Taste comprises bread dough, citric peel, light orange, straw. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate GB.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2014
at 14:11