2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20Cask @ Fat Cat, Norwich. Reddish amber brown colour, not much head. Sewage water aroma & flavour. dry aftertaste. An average bland bitter. Bottled version much better.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at the Seven Stars, London, 22/04/13.
Clear copper with a thin off white head that dissipates to a few bubbles.
Nose is malt forward, fruits, woody tones, toffee, light sulphur.
Taste comprises dark fruit, light sugars, dark malt, caramel, touch of spice.
Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, bitterness in the finish.
An average bitter.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A solid light bitter. I’m more into IPAs and Pale Ales but this works. Lightest draught at the Nag’s Head. Smooth hints of malt and hops.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
1/2 pint from cask @ Albion. Pours clear amber with a low creamy head. Aroma is malts. Flavor is malts with some fruits and hops. Quite basic bitter really.
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Summer 2011 in England, cask. Pours light amber with a small head. Aroma caramel, some citrus. Light bodied. Average.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Queen Victoria, Gosforth [010313]
Copper brown, clear, dense white head
Aroma of soft caramel malts, light bitter english hops, touch of minerals
Taste of soft caramel, soft bitter english hop, touch of toasted malts, hint of honey, some biscuit in there, light flavours but a fair amount going on
Palate - light body, little oily, slightly tangy palate. Finish as main flavour, bitter english hop and light roast linger
Overall - It’s only 3.7%........easy going beer, quite ok
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
5 litre mini-cask - contains beer with active yeast. Aroma: sulphur and caramel malt.Poured without head, carbonation soft. Medium sweetness, medium bitterness. Palate: light-medium body, syrupy texture. Overall: marmalady hop and malt flavour too. A complex bitter with english hop flavour, toffee and sulphury notes.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Hand pulled at the Rose Villa Tavern, Birmingham. Amber ale which fails to stand out yet fails to do anything wrong. Really hard to add anything further.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A good drinking beer, that pours a clear amber with a white head. A nice beer to go along with some friends.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at ChurchKey. Cloudy golden brown color, fluffy white head. Aroma is subtle peppery, floral perfume. Taste moderately bitter white pepper and straw.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap. Pours golden orange with a thin white head. Nose is orange. Flavor is slight citrus, hint of sweet peach and a pleasant grapefruit bitterness on the finish. Not bad. Basic. Carbonation was nonexistent, but I won’t fault it based on the stupid bar.
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