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Cask at The Red River Inn, Gwithian. Pub floor and cereal aroma. Creamy head. Sweet with hint of soap. Tried later in the weeek in Padstow which was better behaved. (11/7/25)
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Cask at The Wellington, Boscastle. Watery and soapy with citrus elements. Watery rubbish this time. 6 to 5.4.

Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2025 at 16:54

6.8

thejackpacker (3417) reviewed Bucket of Blood from St. Austell Brewery 6 months ago

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

Cask at The Bucket Of Blood, Phillack. Nice best bitter smell with notes of apple. Mahogany look. Not that much flavour but light and fresh.

Tried from Cask at Bucket of Blood (St. Austell) on 11 Jul 2025 at 16:50

6.5

thejackpacker (3417) reviewed Cornish Rattler from Healey's Cornish Cyder Farm 6 months ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at campsite in Crantock. A sip of this on a hot day earlier in the week was just amazing. Now it hits a bit less magically, revealing some thinness and lack of apple depth. That said, still a nice cider!!

Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2025 at 16:24

6.8

thejackpacker (3417) reviewed Hella from St. Ives Brewery 6 months ago

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

Cask at The Merrymoor Inn, Magwan Porth. Lovely to have a more hopped pale ale on cask after a few more blander options. A fresh option, light look with good gluggability and bitterness..

Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2025 at 14:18

thejackpacker (3417) reviewed Alpacalypse from Salt Beer Factory 6 months ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Keg at The Boathouse, Newquay. I don't know why this Yorkshire brewery seems big around here but hey ho. This was an awful session IPA - just watery mess. Aroma of cider. Thin appearance. Sherbet mixed with lager flavour.

Tried from Draft on 14 Jul 2025 at 16:10

5.6

thejackpacker (3417) reviewed Sir Lancelot from Tintagel Brewery 6 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at The Rowan Blystra, Newquay. Pub floor aroma. Light gold appeareance. Does the job you'd hope it to but with little frills..

Tried from Cask at Towan Blystra (JDW) on 15 Jul 2025 at 11:06