Likes a tick and has been doing it since 1990.
Activity
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Golden blonde with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is melon, floral notes, pale malts, tangerine.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, grass, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Passable pale ... usual BH&K firmly stuck in 3rd gear (just) affair!
Golden blonde with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is melon, floral notes, pale malts, tangerine.
Taste comprises citric tinged straw, grass, melon.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Passable pale ... usual BH&K firmly stuck in 3rd gear (just) affair!
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 14:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with an off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is sark malts, spice, herb, stewed fruits.
Taste comprises liquorice, brown bread, herb, fruit rinds.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent for a cask lager effort.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with an off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is sark malts, spice, herb, stewed fruits.
Taste comprises liquorice, brown bread, herb, fruit rinds.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent for a cask lager effort.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 14:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity cask at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Black with a khaki cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is big on coffee grinds, charr, roasted tones, dark malts.
Taste comprises roast malts, big coffee tickle, toffee, charr.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Solid flavoursome cask stout with a good coffee blast.
Black with a khaki cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is big on coffee grinds, charr, roasted tones, dark malts.
Taste comprises roast malts, big coffee tickle, toffee, charr.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Solid flavoursome cask stout with a good coffee blast.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 14:30
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 05/09/2026, listening to LCFC vs Oxford.
Murky fruit smoothie orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is ripe tropicana, grass, pine resin, stone fruit, grass.
Taste comprises gooseberries, pine resin, dank chimes, subtle hop spice, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a mellow rising boost.
Top notch DIPA.
Murky fruit smoothie orange topped with a lasting off white head.
Nose is ripe tropicana, grass, pine resin, stone fruit, grass.
Taste comprises gooseberries, pine resin, dank chimes, subtle hop spice, papaya.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a mellow rising boost.
Top notch DIPA.
Tried
on 05 Sep 2026
at 14:04
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Golden amber topped with an off white head.
Nose is stewed fruit, toffee, biscuit, herb.
Taste comprises biscuit malts, fruit slice, toasted grains, hedgerow.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent bitter.
Golden amber topped with an off white head.
Nose is stewed fruit, toffee, biscuit, herb.
Taste comprises biscuit malts, fruit slice, toasted grains, hedgerow.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent bitter.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 13:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Golden to light amber topped with an off white head.
Nose is sweet citric zest, floral notes, airy malts, tangerine.
Taste comprises orange peel, caramel, floral, sweet edged.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Passable affair ... a little overly sweet and stuck in third gear.
Golden to light amber topped with an off white head.
Nose is sweet citric zest, floral notes, airy malts, tangerine.
Taste comprises orange peel, caramel, floral, sweet edged.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Passable affair ... a little overly sweet and stuck in third gear.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 13:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Golden to amber topped with an off white crown.
Nose is caramel, dusty hops, fruit esters.
Taste comprises caramel wafer, straw, orange marmalade, biscuit.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close doused with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy job.
Golden to amber topped with an off white crown.
Nose is caramel, dusty hops, fruit esters.
Taste comprises caramel wafer, straw, orange marmalade, biscuit.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close doused with earthy hop bitterness.
Tidy job.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 13:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Gravity cask at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with an off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is apple pulp, straw, hedgerow.
Taste comprises mellow apple, light funk, hay bale, tannins.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent.
Moderately hazed golden orange topped with an off white cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is apple pulp, straw, hedgerow.
Taste comprises mellow apple, light funk, hay bale, tannins.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 13:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Golden amber topped with an off white cap.
Nose is fruit esters, dark malts, straw.
Taste comprises toasted malts, biscuit, fruit slice.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Not bad.
Golden amber topped with an off white cap.
Nose is fruit esters, dark malts, straw.
Taste comprises toasted malts, biscuit, fruit slice.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Not bad.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 12:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Gravity cask at the 47th Peterborough Beer Festival, 28/08/2026.
Golden amber with an off white head.
Nose is fruit rinds, herb, biscuit.
Taste comprises biscuit, stewed fruits, caramel.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Fine for the style.
Golden amber with an off white head.
Nose is fruit rinds, herb, biscuit.
Taste comprises biscuit, stewed fruits, caramel.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Fine for the style.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2026
at 12:21