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Handpull at the Salmon, Leicester. A deeper gold than I was expecting. Still and no head. The aroma gives Maraschino cherry and a little bit of pineapple. Very sweet taste with cherry to the fore, with canned pineapple and citrus. Some gentle bitterness in the finish but it doesn't redress the balance issue. Light and slightly oily body. OK.

Tried from Draft at Salmon (Black Country Ales) on 17 Mar 2026 at 19:00

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Imperial Stout - From The Union from Thornbridge Brewery (Bakewell, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

5 months ago

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Handpull cask at the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Dark brown and slightly translucent with a thin khaki/tan head. Black malt aroma, some Marmite, some salted treacle. Taste has a sweetness with a quickly following yeasty umami. Some good bitterness in the back of the tongue at the finish. Medium to full body with soft to medium carbonation.

Tried at Needle & Pin on 13 Mar 2026 at 19:20

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Hazy Little Thing from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (Chico, United States 🇺🇸)

5 months ago

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Draught keg at the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Light gold, a little hazy with a good-sized white head. Sweet aroma, getting grapefruit, lemon sugar, doughy yeast. Sweet taste, nice malt base, with a gentle bitterness at the finish. Much more rounded than your average hazy.

Tried at Needle & Pin on 13 Mar 2026 at 19:08

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Frühlingsbier from Ayinger Privatbrauerei (Aying, Germany 🇩🇪)

5 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

Draught keg at the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Light gold and clear with the smallest possible layer of white head. Bready and slightly gummy resinous aroma with notes of brown sugar. Sweet, very sweet in the mouth, some lemon cake. Medium body with carbonation slightly on the heavy side. I like this.

Tried from Draft at Needle & Pin on 13 Mar 2026 at 18:28

jjsint is visiting Needle & Pin located in Loughborough, England
5 months ago

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Springfest from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company (Chico, United States 🇺🇸)

5 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5

Draught keg at the Needle & Pin, Loughborough. Light gold and clear with a small swirl of white head. Light lemony aroma, a little bit of pine, some fresh grass. Tastes bitter but not incredibly so, with light grapefruit and a little bit more pine. Light to medium body with medium carbonation. It's pretty tame... has it been dialled back or am I used to ever increasingly hopped beers? Still it is enjoyable enough.

Tried from Draft at Needle & Pin on 13 Mar 2026 at 17:54

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Sleeping Beauty Problem from Azvex Brewing Company (Liverpool, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

5 months ago

7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

Draught keg at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester city centre. Light to mid-gold and a little hazy with a small swirl of white head. Fruity aroma of papaya, pineapple, pomelo. Amazing taste with an initial syrupy sweetness with cracked wheat and graham biscuit maltiness followed by pure hop. Bitter but not overly so and awash with tropical fruit. Body isn't quite as heavy as I expected but the heavy carbonation makes up for it. Another banger from Azvex.

Tried from Draft at Real Ale Classroom - City Centre on 10 Mar 2026 at 19:46

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White Velvet from Vault City (Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

5 months ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Draught Keg at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester City Centre. Cream coloured and thick/hazy with a beige head. Vanilla aroma, some banana, a little bit of coconut. The coconut is stronger in the mouth, with more banana and maybe a touch of lemon. French vanilla and some lime posset in the finish. Thick body but not impossibly so. Pretty sexy.

Tried at Real Ale Classroom - City Centre on 10 Mar 2026 at 19:14

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A Lil Stoopid: Strawberry, Blackberry & Coconut from Vault City (Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿)

5 months ago

7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 10 Overall 7

Draught keg at the Real Ale Classroom, Leicester city centre. This pour, wow... purplish red and impenetrable thick/hazy. Sharp, bright berry aroma. The blackberry comes through so cleanly and I feel like I'm imagining raspberry too. Good sour berry taste (again more of the blackberry than anything else) followed by a dollop of fresh coconut milk sweetness. Body is thick and soupy. Lovely. A great sour.

Tried from Draft at Real Ale Classroom - City Centre on 10 Mar 2026 at 18:51