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[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A dark peaty brown pour, almost black with a scant covering of cream head; roasted malt aroma; dry in the mouth with some licorice and aniseed flavours; then some blackcurrants and chocolate in the finish. A tasty stout.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 12 May 2025 at 12:04

6.9

berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Balderdash! from Aylesbury Brewhouse 11 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

]Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A golden amber pour with a tight cream head and moderate carbonation; biscuity aroma; dry and oily in the mouth with some biscuity malts; then a herbal bitterness with a touch of spice to close.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 12 May 2025 at 11:52

7.1

berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Sundown from Triple fff Brewery 11 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A bright amber pour with a thin white head; malty aroma with a little citrus; grainy body with some lemon and a pithy bitterness, then a crisp finish. A tasty old-fashioned pale ale.

Tried from Cask at Back of Beyond on 12 May 2025 at 11:44

berkshirejohn added a new beer Balderdash! by Aylesbury Brewhouse
11 months ago

berkshirejohn added a new beer Black Darter by Loddon Brewery
11 months ago

6.1

berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Vienna Lager from Weetwood Ales 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[50cl bottle from a farm shop near Tarporley.] A hazy golden amber pour with a thick cream coloured head; caramel aroma; bready body with a caramel taste and a light grassy bitterness. A tasty Vienna style lager.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2025 at 20:21

6.1

berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed West Coast IPA (5%) from Love Lane Brewery 11 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[44cl can from Home Bargains, Bracknell.] An attractive golden amber pour with a loose cream coloured head; orange aroma; jammy malt body, perhaps over pasteurised with some bitter marmalade; and a chewy malt finish.

Tried from Can from Home Bargains (T.J Morris Ltd), Nationwide on 11 May 2025 at 20:11

2.6

berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Strawberry from Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC) (Barbican) 11 months ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2.5 | Flavor - 2.5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

[33cl bottle from an Asian supermarket in Bracknell.] A straw coloured pour with a short-lived white head; aroma of strawberry essence; jammy strawberry taste with some artificial sweetener in the background and perhaps a hint of berry malt. No worse than other fruit beers, alcoholic or not.

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2025 at 17:39

2.6

berkshirejohn (10300) reviewed Malt Flavour from Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC) (Barbican) 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

[33cl bottle from an Asian supermarket in Bracknell. A straw coloured pour with a thick white head that falls back quickly to a thin covering; corn syrup aroma; very sweet corn taste; with an acrid chemical finish. An old school NA beer - wasn’t this on the market here 40 years ago?

Tried from Bottle on 11 May 2025 at 16:48