Big Drop Stout

Not bottle conditioned

Big Drop Stout [baron rating 4/5] - 0.5% black ale,cocoa tobacco smell,silky choc roasted taste, dry finish Baron Orm

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Big Drop Pale Ale

Not bottle conditioned

Big Drop Pale Ale [baron rating 2/5] - 0.5% pale gold ale,sweet lime citrus smell,unsweetened metallic thin taste,dry bitter finish Baron Orm

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Struise Black Albert

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Struise Black Albert [baron rating 5/5] - 13% black ale,boozy choc black cherry smell,rich dark choc cherry taste,rich dessert finish Baron Orm

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Adnams Ghost Ship Alcohol Free

Not bottle conditioned

Adnams Ghost Ship Alcohol Free [baron rating 2/5] - 0.5% copper ale,grassy citrus smell,thin one dimensional grassy taste,mild citrus finish Baron Orm

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Roosters Northern Powerhouse

Not can conditioned

Roosters Northern Powerhouse [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% pale gold ale,lime satsuma smell,mild lime pithy bitter taste,pithy bitter finish Baron Orm

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Magic Rock Mind Control

Not can conditioned

Magic Rock Mind Control [baron rating 5/5] - 8% gold ale,orange squash smell,pithy bitter resinous sour orange taste,long dry lime finish Baron Orm

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Bootleg Urban Fox

Not bottle conditioned

Bootleg Urban Fox [baron rating 2/5] - 4.4% amber ale,sulphur brown bread menthol smell,malty rye bready astringent taste,mild sweet finish Baron Orm

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Marston's DE14 Flight Suit

Not can conditioned

Marston's DE14 Flight Suit [baron rating 4/5] - 5.1% gold ale,biscuity zesty orange smell,mandarin taste,biscuity smooth bittersweet finish Baron Orm

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Track NYX

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Track NYX [baron rating 5/5] - 10% black ale,choc burnt malt smell,smoky burnt bacon choc taste,mild vineous long bitter finish Baron Orm

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Vedett Session IPA

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Vedett Session IPA [baron rating 3/5] - 2.7% hazy pale gold ale,lime Belgium smell,sweetish lime wheaty taste,dry bitter grapefruit finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to baron rating Vedett Session IPA

Duvel Moortgat Brewery

• Vedett Session IPA - 2.7% slightly cloudy session IPA with powerful & fresh hints of citrus and pine

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Emanuele from R&R Teamwork for sending these through to me!

Track Koda

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Track Koda [baron rating 1/5] - 6.5% gold ale,mild sulphurous smell,creamy wheaty taste,revolting vomit-like mildly sweet finish Baron Orm

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Marston's DE14 End Point

Not can conditioned

Marston's DE14 End Point [baron rating 3/5] - 5.6% gold ale,biscuity cereal smell,biscuity bitter taste,lemon finishBaron Orm

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Track Sonoma

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Track Sonoma [baron rating 3/5] - 3.8% gold ale,tropical peachy syrupy resinous smell,light prickly fruity earthy taste,watery dry finish Baron Orm

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Wild Horse Red Rye IPA

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Wild Horse Red Rye IPA [baron rating 5/5] - 6% red ale,brown sugar rye smell,sweet candied fruit roasted taste,juicy roasted bitter finish Baron Orm

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Wild Horse Palomino Pale Ale

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Wild Horse Palomino Pale Ale [baron rating 5/5] - 5.4% copper ale,piney fruity smell,punchy pithy piney bitter taste,penry menthol finish Baron Orm

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I'm so sorry but I forgot to take a photo of the beer in the glass!

Open Gate Citra IPA

Not can conditioned

Open Gate Citra IPA [baron rating 2/5] - 5% copper ale,sweet citrus solventy smell,metallic grassy taste, metallic finish Baron Orm

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Looking forward to baron rating Marston's DE14 ales

An unexpected box arrived today, it's been months since any beer arrived for review so it was a lovely surprise. It was sent through from R&R Teamwork on behalf of Marston's to promote their new craft brewery brand "DE14":

The glass is a thing of beauty, the cans don't look too bad either

Marston's DE14 Brewery

• End Point - 5.6% IPA, combines pale ale & lager malts to create a light golden colour, hopped with Admiral, First Gold & Herkules hops as well as a trio of late addition American hops (Chinook, Cascade & Columbus)
• Flight Suit - 5.1% Orange Pale Ale, a punchy, refreshing ale, crammed with 5 different hops & dry hopped with Mandarina Bavariato give a heady  marmalade aroma & an impressive orange sharpness

Look out for 'baron ratings' of these beers soon, and a big thank you to Emanuele from R&R Teamwork for sending these through to me!

Black Sheep Pathmaker

Not can conditioned

Black Sheep Pathmaker [baron rating 3/5] - 5.6% gold ale,sweet tropical citrus floral smell,piney spicy bitter taste,cloying bitter finish Baron Orm

Brooklyn Scorcher IPA

Not can conditioned

Brooklyn Scorcher IPA [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% gold ale,sweet biscuity floral lime smell,spicy citrus bitter taste,dry spicy bitter finish Baron Orm

Marble Decadence 2017

Not bottle conditioned

Marble Decadence 2017 [baron rating 5/5] - 12% black ale,Bovril coffee vanilla smell,vineous rich liquorice taste,choc vineous boozy finish Baron Orm

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Founders CBS

Not bottle conditioned

Founders CBS [baron rating 5/5] - 11.7% black ale,syrupy coffee liquor smell,vanilla velvety coffee choc taste,maple syrup coffee finish Baron Orm

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Greene King Vintage Fine Ale

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Greene King Vintage Fine Ale [baron rating 3/5] - 6.5% amber ale,solvent malty smell,toffee prickly sweet earthy taste,harsh sweet finish Baron Orm

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Greene King Suffolk Pale Ale

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Greene King Suffolk Pale Ale [baron rating 4/5] - 5% copper ale,biscuity sugary earthy smell,malty lime bitter taste,earthy peppery finish Baron Orm

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Aldi 1079

Not can conditioned

Aldi 1079 [baron rating 2/5] - 4.6% gold lager,vegetal smell,clean sweetish mild juicy apple taste,savoury herbal finish Baron Orm

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Wimbledon Copper

Not can conditioned

Wimbledon Copper [baron rating 4/5] - 4.5% copper ale,resinous citrus brown sugar smell,toasted brown bread citrus taste,bittersweet finish Baron Orm

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Fuller's Galleon

Not bottle conditioned

Fuller's Galleon [baron rating 3/5] - 4.8% pale gold lager,cereal lemon smell,crisp sweetish lemon bittersweet taste,clean fruity finish Baron Orm

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Wiper & True Cardinal Sour

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Wiper & True Cardinal Sour [baron rating 3/5] - 6.8% amber ale,blackberry strawberry smell,fruity sour fades quickly taste,dry cherry finish Baron Orm

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Sentinel Zf

Can conditioned with very lively carbonation

Sentinel Zf [baron rating 3/5] - 4.5% murky gold ale,peachy smell,smooth peachy fruity bittersweet taste,zesty zingy dry finish Baron Orm

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Clay Brow Nano Eclipse

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Clay Brow Nano Eclipse [baron rating 4/5] - 5.4% black ale,smoky coffee smell,smooth dark choc coffee taste,dark roasted bitter finish Baron Orm

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Adnams Flat White Porter

Not bottle conditioned

Adnams Flat White Porter [baron rating 3/5] - 5% black ale,smoky dark roast coffee smell,oily roasted coffee taste,bitter coffee finish Baron Orm

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Black Sheep Reaper

Not bottle conditioned

Black Sheep Reaper [baron rating 4/5] - 4.1% amber ale,blackcurrant berry smell,rye complex peppery berry taste,long dry bitter finish Baron Orm

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Wiper and True Citra and Rye

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Wiper and True Citra and Rye [baron rating 3/5] - 5.3% amber ale,zesty citrus rye smell,zingy balanced taste,fading brown bread dough finish Baron Orm

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Otter DPA

Not bottle conditioned with dull carbonation

Otter DPA [baron rating 3/5] - 4.9% copper ale,biscuity lime smell,sweet lime spicy bittersweet taste,dry slight cloying spicy bitter finish Baron Orm

Marble Portent of Usher

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Marble Portent of Usher [baron rating 5/5] - 10.4% black ale,smoky vineous boozy smell,soft rich choc fruity taste,boozy firey plummy finish Baron Orm

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Marble Valancourt

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Marble Valancourt [baron rating 4/5] - 10.8% ruby ale,sugary plummy vapour smell,plummy boozy sweet barley wine  taste,clean vanilla finish Baron Orm

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Little Valley Cherry Saison

Not bottle conditioned

Little Valley Cherry Saison [baron rating 2/5] - 4.5% red ale,almond cherryade smell,cherry marzipan tart taste,long tart fruity finish Baron Orm

Tiny Rebel Clwb Tropicana

Not can conditioned

Tiny Rebel Clwb Tropicana [baron rating 2/5] - 5.5% gold ale,tropical pineapple smell,pineapple herbal bitter taste,dry herbal finish Baron Orm

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Cloudwater Saison Tettnanger

Not can conditioned

Cloudwater Saison Tettnanger [baron rating 2/5] - 6.5% gold ale,biscuity banana gooseberry smell,sour wheaty taste,watery gooseberry finish Baron Orm

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Hillside Severn Surge

Bottle conditioned with perfect carbonation

Hillside Severn Surge [baron rating 3/5] - 5.4% black ale,roasted vanilla tart smell,smoky aggressive bitter taste,edgy burnt bitter finish Baron Orm

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Adnams Satsuma Witbier

Not bottle conditioned

Adnams Satsuma Witbier [baron rating 4/5] - 4.7% gold ale,lemongrass satsuma smell,crisp clean bittersweet taste,banana lemongrass finish Baron Orm

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Tiny Rebel Beat Box

Not bottle conditioned

Tiny Rebel Beat Box [baron rating 5/5] - 4.5% pale gold ale,piney citrus smell,piney grapefruit very bitter taste,long bitter citrus finish Baron Orm

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Clay Brow Nano Mr P's

Bottle conditioned with good carbonation

Clay Brow Nano Mr P's [baron rating 4/5] - 5.7% black ale,dark choc coffee smell,silky vanilla coffee roasted taste,choc vanilla finish Baron Orm

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