4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the Gunmakers, London on 10th February 2010. Rich, intensely grassy and aromatic with classic Adnams haystack straw nose and a bitter, spicy aftertaste. Zingy mouthfeel.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Plough & Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith. Deep red-brown with a fine lacy beige head, roast malt and fruit cake on the nose, more roast malt plus peppery hops, a little toffee and some fruit - pears? - in a warming and chewy body, then a roast-bitter aftertaste. Could make an excellent winter warmer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask in the new crown. Alround rating: Roasty chocolate malts, grassy bittering hop, theres a nice leafy hop character in here which takes the edge off the roastyness and the chocolate malt keeps it smooth and very tasty.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at The Kings Head in Earls Court. Pours dark amber with a light beige head. Darkish fruit aroma. Flavor is like raisin/cherry combo over smooth darkish malt. Not so much bitter as fruity. Almost fruity cola. Very nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Oadby. Red brown with a small head. Aromas are fruity with berries. Earthy with toffee malts. Flavours are sweet weetabix with vinous and berry notes. Dry on the finish. Pretty good.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Medium offwhite lasting head. Deep dark brown faintly hazy body. Faint caramelly aroma with earthy notes. Dry-sweet roasty caramelly butterscotch taste with dusty roasted rice notes. Incredibly smooth and mild mouthfeel. Light body. Dry cinnamon and wood aftertaste with caramelly notes. Very, very nice, and incredibly drinkable. (0.5l cask at Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich, London.)
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@GBBF2010. Ambery brown colour with small foamy off-white head. Aroma is roasted malts, dark fruits, mild liquorice as well as some mild nuttyness. Flavour is quite similar with also some mild toffeeishness to it.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask handpull at Samuel Peto, Jdw, Folkestone. I enjoyed this in bottle, so I was interested in it on cask. Yes, still a veery solid better than average best brown bitter. Good toffee and fruity malt. I like it.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: AUG 23, 2011 Cask conditioned handpump Lloyds Northampton A dark amber coloured beer with a whitish head. The aroma is nutty and dry. Smoky and nutty in the mouth. A low hop count but plenty malty. Decent but unusual by today’s standards. Score 3.2
Subsequent ratings scored 3.4 and 3.2. Average becomes 3.3
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) @ JDW, Edinbourgh Airport Landside, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Clear medium red brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly - fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fresh beery - fruity, nutty and chocolate notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090413]
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