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Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Dark, dark brown with a slight mahogany hue and an uneven thin khaki head. The cherry is really evident with a good chocolate malt backbone. Taste is more bitter than I'd expected, no bad thing, with notes of cooking chocolate and cherry. Good body for the ABV, with soft carbonation. A very enjoyable dark mild.

Tried from Cask at Blue Boar on 19 Mar 2026 at 16:56

jjsint is visiting Salmon (Black Country Ales) located in Leicester, England
5 months ago

jjsint (8914) reviewed

Singapore Sling from PULP Cider (Bishops Frome, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

5 months ago

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6

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 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

6 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 🇺🇸)

6 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 🇩🇪)

6 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
6 months ago