3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 jfb (2633) - GERMANY - MAY 24, 2013
(cask) pours a clear golden colour with a creamy white head. aroma of heavy bread dough and sweatsocks, floral hops, lavender, yeast and a hint of lemons. flavour is herbal hops, light barnyard and avocado, with a light earthiness and a light-bitter finish. medium-bodied with soft carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 Scopey (3380) - Croydon, Greater London, ENGLAND - APR 27, 2013
Cask at Cloisters, Edinburgh. It pours golden yellow with a thick off-white head. The nose is fresh, grass, citrus fruit (lemon & grapefruit) and light floral. The taste is fresh citrus, white grape, grassy, good bitterness and light floral notes with a dry, faintly citric finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Easy drinking hoppy golden.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 ianwelby (226) - SCOTLAND - APR 13, 2013
Clear gold with thin head. Aroma is slightly sour hop, taste is similar with a sharpness on the tongue. A bit one-note.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20 Martin243 (487) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - APR 8, 2013
1/2 at The Lady Grey, Newcastle. Bright gold with a tight lasting white head. Citrus aroma. Grapefruit balanced with blueberry and tropical flavours. Toasty malt. Pleasantly bitter, lasting finish.
3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 Beersiveknown (1660) - NORTHERN IRELAND - MAR 22, 2013
Bottle at home courtesy of dantheman, cheers!
Pours hazy pale gold with fluffy white head. Dry minerally nose, shortcake malt, slight citrus, dry finish. Sessionable
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 leaparsons (7129) - Leicester, Leicestershire, ENGLAND - MAR 22, 2013
Cask, The Salmon, Leicester. Golden with a white foam. Aromas are mango and pineapple with sea salt and cereal. Lemon with floral notes and light woody pine. Peppery with mellow grapefruit. Flavours are sweet lager malts with grapefruit and pineapple. Nutty withbready yeast and a dry finish. Nice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20 themightyjag (28) - - DEC 27, 2012
500 ml bottle.
Thin off white head, body is dark amber. Mild citrus nose, rounded flavour is more malt than hops. Light carbonation. A good solid mouthful, definitely sessionable.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 13/20 unstablefable (210) - SCOTLAND - NOV 16, 2012
Pale golden with a medium white head, floral nose a little bit of pear. Taste sharp citrus initially with a long bitter aftertaste quite an unbalanced palate
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3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 yespr (26476) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 10, 2012
From cask. Pours clear and goldenyellow withamsmall white head. Aroma cotrusy and grape fruity. Bitter, crisp. Citrusy.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 AshtonMcCobb (1490) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - OCT 15, 2012
UPDATED: FEB 19, 2013 Re-rating from cask @ Stockbridge Tap. Much better on cask, great aroma and taste, very fresh citrus, looks good and tastes great with a very balanced palate.
Previous rating on 15/10/12 = 6+4+6+3+12=3.1
50cl bottle thanks to BeerCast_Rich. Pours golden and clear with a nice frothy head. The nose has honey and hay. The taste has grapefruit, hay and pale malt. The palate is medium bodied and textured with a nice clean finish. Overall, solid but not memorable.
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