2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours medium golden. Slight head with light bitter taste. Mild hoppy taste with hint of fruit.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at The Black Friar, London. Pours orangey gold with a white head. Light floral/fruit aromas. Flavor same. Bitter develops moderately with time.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap. Pours golden yellow with a thick, dense, lasting head. Aroma anf flavour of sweet fruits, grain, and citrus fruits with a smooth, lightly bitter, hop finish. Not bad.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@The Market Porter, London. Golden colour with small white head. Aroma is citrus fruits, some caramel malts as well as mild herbal an nectary notes. Flavour is quite much the same in a pleasant balance.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Straw with a loose, soapy looking, white head; citrus aroma; crisp citrus flavour with a solid grainy body; sharp bitter finish with touches of grapefruit and spice. AN excellent Golden Ale.
3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hand pulled cask at the Cross Keys (JDW), St. Albans. Gold with a white head. Slightly watery malt but salvaged by a really fresh english hoppy finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask-conditioned at the Inn on the Green, Bristol 7/05/10. Golden coloured with a decent white head. Sweet, malty aroma with some summer fruits. Flavour was similar with some butterscotch and apricot, leading to a dryish finish. Good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Gold with white head. Sweetish light fruity beer, malty, biscuity with a light grainyflavour. Minimal hops, but reasonable enough.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[RBESG, Sheffield]
Cask @ Hillsborough Hotel, Sheffield.
Pours clear golden with a small, creamy, white head. Aroma is grainy, light fruity, some brewing cereal. Prickly, lively carbonation, fine mouthfeel. Flavour is peppery, some sweet malts. A little dull, but well-balanced and drinkable.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
RBESG Sheffield, day 2, Hillsborough Hotel. Cask. Clear golden, white head. Aroma of fruits and vegetables. Flavour is sweet, fruity, light bitter, bit of grain in the finish.
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