DavrosIX
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6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from the Beer Shop in Hitchin. Easy pour, no head and a very pale colour. It's got the malt and the alcohol, but its lacking the richness that I expect from a Festbier. This is more like a pils.
Tried
from Bottle
from
BEER:shop
on 05 Oct 2025
at 16:12
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 10
Cards on the table. Prize Old Ale has always been one of my top beers. In fact, when Marble got hold of some and matured it in barrels many years ago it became one of my top beers ever. It was stunning. I received this as a gift in Spring and I've decided (no idea why) that tonight is the night. Great pour and a head that will be there for ages. A huge aroma of malt, hops and a gentle and welcome sourness. The taste is malt and sour. It's not well balanced with an emphasis on the sour. Still bloody good but not in the league of the Marble take on it. Maybe I built myself up too much. Anyway, this is a big boy's beer with bitterness, richness and sour. Interested to hear other views.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2025
at 17:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Bottle from the Lidl bumper bundle. Good pour, but everything else is a bit meh. It's OK, ticks all the boxes and that's about it. Perfectly drinkable but nothing special.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Lidl (England)
on 01 Oct 2025
at 17:13
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the Lidl bumper bundle. Second fest beer of the evening, but I tell myself I'm allowed as its a Saturday, I've worked my arse off all day and my house is overrun with teenagers as its number 2 daughter's birthday night with her village gang. I've set them up in my pub at the bottom of the garden with cider and I'm hoping for a peaceful night. Trying to work out when I should start cooking for them..... Anyway, I'm rambling. The beer is ok, but perhaps a bit sweet?? I've definitely had better, but its ok.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Lidl (England)
on 27 Sep 2025
at 17:24
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from The Beer Shop in Hitchin. Probably over chilled, but a good pour and everything you would expect from a Fest beer. Malt, sweet taste and a rich mouthfeel with a kick of alcohol. As I have been gardening all day this really hits the spot.
Tried
from Bottle
from
BEER:shop
on 27 Sep 2025
at 16:44
DavrosIX has a new country beer tick achievement
Level 5 for Belgium ticks with a total of 50 from this country.
Gulden Draak Classic from Brouwerij Van Steenberge was the one that did it!
10 months ago
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 4
Bottle at home from a Lidl bumper bundle. Lively pour and I ended up with crud in the glass. Very annoying. Anyway, too sweet for me. No bite. Not great.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Lidl (England)
on 24 Sep 2025
at 17:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint at the German gymnasium in King's Cross. A straight down the line and very good weissebeer. Drinkable and went perfectly with the shank.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2025
at 07:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can at home from Waitrose in King's Cross. Already had a strong Belgian so this was an easy move. This is a grown up Imperial stout, none of that pastry and sweetened rubbish added to keep the kids happy. Huge and rich dark malt with a glorious belt of coffee. I actually had this at the end of dinner instead of a coffee and it worked perfectly.
Tried
from Can
from
Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations)
on 14 Sep 2025
at 06:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle at home from a Lidl bumper fun bundle. Opened on a Saturday night having dropped middle child to a house party and all my driving was finished. Luckily the oldest agreed to pick her up. Anyway, great pour and aroma and taste and mouthfeel. This is just really good and the extreme alcohol was very well hidden.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Lidl (England)
on 14 Sep 2025
at 05:55