3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Conditioned, at the Market Porter, Borough, London .
Golden yellow body. Lovely light hoppy flavour with good crisp bitter structure. More used to have having these 3 River beers in Manchester but enjoyed this one nicely with my good buddy Wenlock Dave
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Handpump at NWAF New Century Hall, Manchester 21/01/2006
Fruity aroma. Golden coloured with a fruity grapefruit flavour. Smooth and slightly creamy on the palate with a hint of dryness in a bitter malt finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading at 4.3% ABV. Brilliant gold colour with a thin trace of white head; grapefruit aroma; tropical fruit cocktail flavour, with nothing really standing out; but a distinct grapefruit bitterness to finish.
1.9 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Cask at The Crosse Keys (JDW) London EC3 5 Feb 08. Golden colored. A small fluffy head that lasted. Problems finding any aroma. Flavor of grapefruit. Dry sourish bitter aftertaste. Quite ordinary.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (handpump) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, roasted, light to moderate hoppy, flowers, grass, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (180108)
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask handpull at Pembury Tavern, London. Gold, no head. A fairly citrusy standard bitter. Some nice white stone fruits. Pretty good.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ The Pembury. Golden with no head. Malt and floral hops in the aroma. Taste is much the same, predominantly hops with some underlying malt flavour in the end.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A Mes rate: Gravicask at The Pembury
Pale golden brown with no head. Nice bready malt / grassy hop aroma. Fruity flavour with a lovely dusty hop finish with good length that eventually leaves a malty aftertaste. Very drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A light golden, hoppy beer brewed first for the CAMRA National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester January 2006. Subsequently reduced in strenghth to 4.5%.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask@The Market Porter, Borough, London. Haven’t had too many good experiences with this brewer so far. This wasn’t bad though, quite a a light hoppy, dry goledn ale. A bit sulphury/eggy, which was its main bad point, otherwise fine. Dry-ish hoppy finish.
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