3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, coffee notes, slat crackers. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (080808)
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: FEB 6, 2006 [Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF, 2004] A nut brown beer with a fine beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of spices and nuts. The flavor is lovely roasted and very sweet - especially considering the low alcohol content. The finish is dry roasted - almost like burnt caramel.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask. Clear amber golden with a creamy beige head leaving laces - thick curtains of laces. Lightly nutty nose. Light body, flat, nutty accents, vaguely fusty with a dry finish. 180110
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From cask at Sheffield Tap. Pours clear and golden orange with a creamy, tan head. Aroma is roasted malt and mild fruity note. Roasted breadish malty and mild hops fruity. Lingering roasted malty and subdued bitterness into the finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@GBBF2008. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is mild coffee, roast and some wood. Flavour is wood, sour coffee with some mild hints of wood. Nice fruity and wooden bitterness in aftertaste.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at GBBF08. Clear dark copper colour. Weak nutty flavour. Quite boring.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cloudy dark amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel and fruits. Sweet floral with roasted malt, caramel and hints of chocolate. Ends sweet.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at GBBF 2006. Deep brown colour, no head. Brown bitter, almost like gravy browning. Proper session/best bitter with good malts and lovely dry malt.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2007. Pours a clear color with a small off-white head. Roasted malty aroma. Sweet malty and slightly roasted flavor with some fruity hints. Sweet roasted finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: AUG 9, 2009 1. Cask Handpump at the Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield 15/09/2003
Copper coloured bitter with some fruit and maltiness. Slightly dry bitter finish.
2. Cask Handpump at St Phillips Social Club, Sheffield 04/10/2003
More of an amber colour with plenty of malt and slightly wheaty finish.
3. Cask Handpump at the Angler’s Retreat, Wintersett 22/12/2007
Some hop aromas. White head. Mid brown coloured smooth on the palate and slightly fruity with a little dryness in a crisp and bitter malt finish.
4. Cask Handpump at the Acorn Brewery Tap, Wombwell 15/03/2008
Some sulphur and malt aromas. Thick white head. Amber mid brown coloured and hoppy with a crisp and bitter slightly dry malt finish.
5. Cask Handpump at the GBBF Earl’s Court, London 08/08/2008
Lots of roast aroma. Bronze mid brown coloured and hoppy with some alcohol present. Crisp bitter and dry malt finish.
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