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Keg draught at Tønne, Leicester. Black with a smattering of uneven khaki head, leaving good lacing. Malty aroma, ash, berry, red grape and a little coffee in the aroma. The taste is bittersweet with an emphasis on the bitterness. Black malt, light smoke, bitter chocolate. Light to medium body with heavy tight carbonation. Loving it.

Tried from Draft at Tønne on 18 Dec 2025 at 18:48

jjsint (8884) reviewed

Holiday Slushasaurus from Neon Raptor Brewing Co. (Nottingham, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

8 months ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

Draught keg at Tønne, Leicester. Reddish brown and pretty opaque with a small ring of pinky beige head. Aroma of flat Coke and cherry sours. Taste is nicely sour, lots of cola, lots of... cherry I think, maybe a little bit of vanilla. Like you chose all the sodas at the machine, threw up in your cup and drank it. But, much better than that. Like a really good version of that. Body's light with carbonation also on the light side. Weird and wonderful. Wouldn't have it again but I love it when breweries take risks.

Tried from Draft at Tønne on 18 Dec 2025 at 18:22

jjsint (8884) reviewed

Super 8 Cherry from Haacht (Boortmeerbeek, Belgium 🇧🇪)

8 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Keg draught at Tønne, Leicester. Deep and slightly dark red, clear with a small ring of white head. Disappointingly light cherry aroma, a little metallic. Sweet taste, more cherry here, a little resinous. Very light body with heavy carbonation. I didn't expect all that much but it exceeded basic expectations. A decent choice for a light fruit beer.

Tried from Draft at Tønne on 18 Dec 2025 at 18:03

jjsint (1619) reviewed

Ale Pole (Daventry, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

8 months ago

7.6/10 — Setting 7 Selection 9 Service 8 Food Value 5 Overall 9

The word micropub may be doing some heavy lifting as this pub seems to be quite Tardis-like and can easily fit more punters than you'd think on itial inspection. It was very crowded on my visit, but it's a Saturday in December. The decor goes for function rather than style although it's got plenty of the latter with plants and patterned wallpaper. The beer is superb, with 4 cask from thr likes of Shiny and Three Blind Mice with 6 keg from Brew York, Verdant, Vault City. Heavenly. The best place I've been to today.

Visited on 13 Dec 2025 at 16:49

jjsint (1619) reviewed

Goat (Long Buckby, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

8 months ago

7.6/10 — Setting 9 Selection 9 Service 8 Food Value 4 Overall 8

Excellent micropub in a small town (or large village?) which used to be part of the Three Hills stable. I have been to a few of these since Three Hills closed, and there is still a surprising amount of their beer kicking around vonsidering they closed months ago. The downstairs is teeny tiny but thank goodness there is lots of seating (and loos) upstairs. The beer selection is pretty exceptional with two cask beers (on my visit a bitter from Farm Yard plus Titanic Plum Porter Reserve) and a wall of about 10 proper keg beer: Shiny, Holy Goat, Two by Two, DEYA and of course Three Hills. All sorts of styles. Cider too. Occasional music. Neat place.

Visited on 13 Dec 2025 at 14:56

jjsint (8884) reviewed

Zorya from Shiny Brewing (Little Eaton, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

8 months ago

6.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6

Gravity cask at the Ale Pole, Daventry. Dark brown with an uneven ring of tan head. Coffee grounds aroma, some paper, some red grape. Sweet taste, more coffee with some sarsaparilla and light notes of Marmite. Medium body, very soft carbonation. All in all a bit muddled and not Shiny's best.

Tried from Cask at Ale Pole on 13 Dec 2025 at 16:54

jjsint added a new beer Zorya by Shiny Brewing
8 months ago

jjsint added a new venue Ale Pole located in Daventry, England
8 months ago

jjsint (1619) reviewed

Pomfret Arms (Northampton, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)

8 months ago

7.4/10 — Setting 9 Selection 5 Service 10 Food Value 5 Overall 8

Neat little pub south of the city centre (past the Malt Shovel, keep going south). I visited during the holiday season and was greeted by Santa Claus himself! So, frequented by celebrities. Open plan but has a two-bar feel. The front feels like a cafe with a massive bookshelf for a wall, while you can dine anywhere, the back bit feels a bit more eat-y. Menu looks good, basic burgers and whatnot with a few surprises. Four sessionable cask beers on the bar, including a milk stout and a red. All local I thin’ and three new to me. You won’t get dozens of ticks but certainly worth popping in if you’re down this way.

Visited on 13 Dec 2025 at 12:19

jjsint updated a venue: Pomfret Arms located in Northampton, England
8 months ago