3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
[Cask at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Castleton, Derbyshire] Pours deep amber-brown with a medium creamy head. Tastes of malt, caramel and treacle; it’s very rich, very smooth, sweet and easy to drink. A great session beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap @ Thomson’s Bar. Pours dark amber with a decent head. The nose has toffee and resin. The taste is of ginger biscuits and toffee. The palate is medium bodied with a thick texture and a tangy finish. Overall, a good bitter.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cask at CBC, London. Pours clear russet with a modest, white foam head. Quite a lovely aroma of lightly toasted malts, caramel and leaves. Light to medium sweet flavor, veery nive toasted caramel, toasty bread, mild leafy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Beautiful carbonation. Sweet, lightly bitter finish, more toasted caramel and modest bread, subtle fruits, toast. This is one of the best, most well balanced bitters I’ve ever had.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask. The Three Legged Mare, York. Copper body. Medium white head. Nutty, fruity, hoppy, chocolate, spice. Bitter. Dry finish.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep brown color with a small off-white head. The nose is pretty neutral, some caramel, light sweet notes, some leather. The taste is suprisingly robust, plenty of sweet toffee notes, some wood, the finish is medium dry. The body’s medium, the carbonation light. Overall, an above-average bitter. Pleasingly ramped-up classic bitter flavors. Good for the style.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A - roasted caramel
A - mid to dark gold with lasting clinging head
T - light sweet with full bitter
P - mid and soft
O - decent
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask by handpump at Drum & Monkey, Glasgow (14 Jan 12) - silghtly hazy brown ale, bit too cold, strong bitter flavour and lasting bitter aftertaste, not my thing
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at The Waters Green Tavern, Macclesfield. Clear orange gold with a medium off white head. I quite enjoyed this. Roasted malts and some bitterness, some fruity hops, hint of tobacco. I’d have this again.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(on tap) Hazy copper, white head. Aroma is treacle and tea. Medium body, well carbonated. Flavour has dark treacle and coffee with a nice bitter finish. Overall a nice beer with some richness and strength of flavour.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Cloisters. Pours a dark golden colour with a thick white head. Aroma of coffee and caramel. Similar flavours with a nice dry finish. Mildly bitter. OK.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
14th July 2011
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Light haze on this dark amber beer. Small suddy white head. Smooth semi dry palate. Low carbonation. Well balanced. Mild caramel malt and mild hop bitterness. Dry finish. English Bitter Blandness.
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