3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20[Cask at the William Robert Looseley (JDW), High Wycombe] Amber with a small white head. Intensely hoppy from the off, although the initial taste of pine disinfectant is not the greatest start. Fortunately the detergent soon fades to reveal lot of pithy grapefruit. Some sweet caramel malt does eventually manage to fight its way through, but really this is all about the hops. So... there’s a LOT of flavour for the low ABV, but it’s rather unbalanced. Personally (controversial, I know!) I think Adnams may have done this better on theor own.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Light amber pour with a white head. Strong floral hop aromas, citrus zest, and spice. Sweet bread, some toast, and hints of biscuit. Maybe a bit of tea, too. Light flavor of floral and grassy hops, tea, and toasted bread. Moderate citrus notes, hints of biscuit, and a subtle bitterness.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol, November 2012. Deep amber with with a slight, white head. Big orange and tropical fruit aroma,with some caramel sweetness and pine resin. Flavour was sweet and jammy, with plenty more orange and pineapple, some biscuit malts and a dry finish. A lot going on for 3.5% ABV.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Knights Templar, Chancery Lane 1 Nov 12. Gyldenbrum. Lavt skum. God fruktaroma. Grapefrukt. Smaken litt tørr, syrlig frukt. Holder seg en god stund og avslutter tørt. Veldig god for styrken! Det var første øl i Wetherspoons ølfestival denne høsten.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ Willow Walk, JDW, Victoria SW1. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity fresh hoppy weak peachy aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor. has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus finish.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the old jailhouse, Winchester.
light chestnut with creamy white head.Resinous hops with plenty of grapefruit and mango character with little in the way of bitterness. Reminds me somewhat of ghost ship. Dry finish. Lovely.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear amber with a thin, disappating head. A balance, slightly fruity flavour but not strong enough and because of that it seems a bit unremarkable. Pleasant enough but nothing special.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
From cask at the The Hengler’s Circus. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrusy, crisp hoppy, light peachy and grapefruit. Bitter, light toasted malty, crisp grapefruity, mild declining peachy hops into a smooth, yet dry and bitter finish.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
That Spoons under the library, Brum, 10/11/12. Dark bronze with a scummy film of head. Liptons peach iced tea aroma. Hideous, simplistic peach iced tea, crystal malt-sodden tinned peach flan/ US DIPA flavour. Chemically bitttersweet. I can appreciate some people will love this but I don’t.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pulled from cask at The Knights Templar. Festival ale shared with Finn. Clear amber coloured body, bubbly surface. Aroma of floral fruity hops. Shells of grapefruits and dried fruits in flavour. Hop fruity ending. Food friendly and refreshing. Not thin at all. Great session qualities and, in fact, one of the best of 43 sampled JDW festival real ales (London, 01.11.2012).
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