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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at The Rake, Borough Market, London. Clear brown colour with a tiny ring of beige atop it. Intense, boozy aroma and taste - fruity port is the main thing here with some wood. As you drink more (slowly does it now!) other flavours emerge - chocolate, leather, strawberries, blackcurrants and raisins. Port remains to the fore throughout though, although as I like port that's just fine by me! Just a touch of bitterness in the tail of what is otherwise a sweetish beer. A lovely, heady, indulgent brew that I thoroughly enjoyed, but it's maybe a tad young at the moment and could do with some time to mellow out that raw alcohol hit.
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at The Rake, Borough Market, London. Opaque yellow with a lasting white head. Lovely juiciness up front - mango and clementine maybe. Fresh cut grass and a touch of pine kick in at the end. Really fresh hops in this. Very tasty and drinkable, a great NEIPA - but nevertheless I reserve the right to be cynical (clichéd though it may be) about "Christmas" beers like this that taste of summer!
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Sainsbury's, Wycombe. Purpley red with a pale pink head and an obvious fizz. Blackcurrants, cream and blackcurrant leaves. Moderate sourness. Bit too fizzy for my liking, and certainly one-dimensional, but very enjoyable nevertheless.
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Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can from Hanley Farm Shop, near Chepstow. A dull pale gold brew with a light to middling fizz. The fresh and vibrant elderflower up front is lovely, but the honey behind is too sweet to go with it. With a drier mead this may have been really rather good; as it was I still enjoyed the elderflower but the underlying sweetness did feel like it was dissolving my teeth by the end. Nevertheless, the low ABV keeps it very drinkable. Overall quite ok.
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Setting - 4 | Selection - 5 | Service - 5 | Food - | Value - 7 | Overall - 4
Came here on a Monday evening in November before seeing Dea Matrona at The Garage (great gig, especially considering that I didn't really know much if their stuff). It seemed quite a grubby and raucous 'Spoons (especially for a Monday night); ugly both inside and out. Eight cask pumps (4 with their regular beers, 4 off their seasonal range, no local brews) plus the usual macro kegs, craft cans etc. Service was fast albeit slightly surly; we did get our drinks quickly and my beer was in reasonable nick. Didn't have any food. The place generally felt like it needed a bit of TLC, but I guess it did the job of providing a bit of warmth whilst we waited for the gig venue to open.
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Bubonic Orange
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Santa’s Ale
brewed by Vale Brewery
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wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Medium Still from On Point Cider Co. 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bag in a box from the producer's own stand at the Witney Christmas Market. Rich deep gold in colour, this was a tad on the sweet side of medium with honeyed caramel up front. Lovely smooth mouthfeel. There was a hint of tannin, and a touch of funk and dryness. It lacks complexity, but it's satisfying and goes down a treat. Enjoyed it, yum.