3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body: Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3 Pale Yellow(1)->Copper(5) : 2 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 1
Head: None(1)->Large(5) : 2 Lasting: 2 Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3
Yeast : 2 Bread : 2 Apple : XX Tropical Fruits : XX DMS : XX Diacetyl : XX Sulphur : XX
Malt : 2 Pilsner : XX Pale : 2 Vienna : XX Biscuity : XX Hay : 2 Toasty : 2 Caramel : XX Honey : XX Cereals : 2 Grainy : 2
Hops : 3 Noble(1)->American(5) : 1 Leafy : 3 Floral : 3 Lemon/Lime : 2 Herbal : XX Grassy : 2
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 1 Sourness : XX Bitterness : 3 Farmy : XX Complex : XX Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1 Clean : 3 Crisp : 3 Sharp : 4 Watery : XX Oily : XX Chalk : XX Astringent : XX Alcohol : XX Mineral : 3 Oxidation : XX
Comments: Cask- Wenlock Arms. Sharp, salty, citrusy, floral and spicy, fresh golden ale. Delicious example, very aromatic.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask (handpump) at the Wenlock Arms, Islington. Presumably a Smoking Ban special. I’d been getting pretty disillusioned with this style as too many of the beers were beginning to seem pale, clean and not a lot else. However, this was a quintessential example that I enjoyed very much indeed. Pale gold colour, tending towards straw. Massively aromatic, flowery nose. Equally floral aroma, packed with fragrant but spicy hops. The mouthfeel holds the line with a firm bite. OK, it may be a little one-dimensional, but when the dimension is a good as this, I’m not bothered. An excellent, tasty brew served in tip top condition.
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