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jjsint

Leicester, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Member Supporter
Escaped from Ratebeer, I'm here now and liking what I see very much!

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6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 4.5 Texture 7 Overall 6
Handpull cask at the University Arms, Sheffield. Pinkish Red, clear with an off-white (with a soupçon of pink) head. It's got a lovely strawberries and cream aroma. Unfortunately this doesn't translate into the taste, which is medicinal with notes of straw and sulphur. There's some fruit buried way down here somewhere but my tongue isn't digging it out. Bitterness in the finish. Astringent. Light body with some sparkler-induced carbonation. Not my cup of tea, tastes like a boring beer infused with strawberry and it doesn't really work.
Tried from Cask at University Arms on 12 Feb 2026 at 12:23

7.2/10 Setting 8 Selection 8 Service 7 Food Value 6 Overall 7
Despite the name and the location, the University Arms caters for a variety of ages. I notice the last review was 7 years ago, but doesn’t sound like it has changed much. As you walk in, the walls are adorned with pumpclips of beers served. It's a nice open-plan pub, old fashioned without being twee or dire. There was a fire alarm when I was here, which I didn't mind. Nice of them to keep us safe. Anyway, there were eight casks - mostly from local-ish outfits, traditional and sessionable. Bradfield, Thornbridge, Acorn. A few keg, including one from Triple Point. Enough to choose from, and decent prices (although may be a bit dear for famously beer-cheap Sheffield).
Visited on 12 Feb 2026 at 12:16

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Delivered from RAD Beer and drunk at home. It’s light gold and clear with an uneven white head. Light aroma of grain and fresh white grapefruit. Taste contains a refreshing bitterness all the way through, heavily but not intrusively hopped. Dry finish. Very light body with somewhat heavy carbonation. Simple, elegant and impressive.
Tried from Can on 07 Feb 2026 at 22:01

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
440ml can bought as part of a delivery from the brewery and drunk at home. Golden pale and hazy with a quickly dissipating white head. Little bit of pineapple, melon, tangerine in the aroma.taste is mostly sweet with melon coming out to the fore. Dry finish. Light body, fairly heavy carbonation. The whole thing feels a little muted to me, but it’s still delicious, so I won’t complain too loudly.
Tried from Can on 06 Feb 2026 at 22:59

jjsint updated a beer: Key Lime Pie brewed by Yonder Brewing and Blending
6 months ago


7.8/10 Setting 7 Selection 8 Service 8 Food Value 8 Overall 8
Open plan pub that feels fairly old-fashioned despite the new-fangled name. It's crowded on a Saturday night but handles the crowds well due to good spatial planning. Lots of students but a few townies as well. The walls are red with the occasional flurry of dried hops. And the beer is beautiful, hitting the UK trifecta of good cask, keg (8 each) and a bittle/can fridge. They've had a Turning Point showcase by the looks of things, and there's still plenty left along with big names like Cloudwater and Timothy Taylor, and some local outfits such as Fat Cat. Very reasonable prices and something for everyone. A craft venue for sure but a pub first.
Visited on 31 Jan 2026 at 21:10

6.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
Handpull cask at the York, Norwich. Mid-gold, clear with a ring of white head. Juicy and resinous aroma with notes of white grapefruit, tangerine and a touch of persimmon. Bittersweet with a fairly intense bitterness in the finish. The mouthful is quite thick for the ABV and style. Very little carbonation. I wasn't too keen but it's decent enough.
Tried from Cask on 31 Jan 2026 at 21:36

jjsint added a new venue Hop Rocket located in Norwich, England
6 months ago


6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Keg draught at the Coach & Horses, Norwich. Light gold and mostly clear with a film of white head. Light aroma, and lighter on the Mosaic than I was hoping, but there are still light notes of citrus, berry, stone fruit. Mostly sweet taste, with a good bitterness in the back of the tongue in the finish. Some stone fruit and more citrus. Thin body with considerable but not excessive carbonation. Refreshing but not so much personality.
Tried from Draft at Coach & Horses (Chalk Hill Brewery) on 31 Jan 2026 at 22:26