3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask Handpump at the Fat Cat, Sheffield 18/04/2009
Very hoppy aroma. Small white head. Clear golden coloured smooth on the palate fruity and very hoppy with some dryness and bitterness in a crisp malt finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ Fat Cat, 23 Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S3 8SA.
Clear light to medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - lime. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090417]
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Handpulled cask at the Mermaid, St. Albans. Pale gold with a white head. This is a seriously classy beer with an abundance of resinous hop characture. Gooseberries and grapfruit seem to dominate but balance with a fresh sweet malt profile.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask-conditioned at the Mermaid, St Albans 15/02/09. Pale gold with a slight white head. Big citrus and gooseberry hop aroma. Flavour had lots of grapefruit, lemon and a touch of sweet malt with a decent dry finish. Very enjoyable.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask (gravity) Coventy CAMRA BF. It’s Thornbridge Kipling lite - and that’s a compliment. Superb grapefruit nose - it really is the sauvignon blanc touch - with some lemon drop kidology backed up by a wafer thin sweet malt vein running through an aromatic body.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned - gravity dispense - Coventry BF. A straw yellow coloured beer. A beautiful fresh aroma with lemon and grapefruit. A bit like a tropical fizzy drink nose. Fizzy and spritzy on the nose. NIce hops to the taste too. Quite lemony. Not as substantial as the nose but still nice.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask handpull at Wenlock Arms, London. Lots of people using Sauvin hops now. Good citrusy beer. Bit stale and a little soapy as coming towards end of barrel
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask @ Wenlock Arms. Pours a hazy pale golden color with a small white head. Has a very nice fruity hoppy grapefruit aroma. Sweet malty and very hoppy grapefruit flavor. Sweet malty fresh hoppy finish. Very nice!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask @ The Wenlock. Golden with a thin white head. Great conditioning, as mentioned, and I must say this batch was much better than the next time around. Right away grapefruit and orange rush up your nose with fresh cut grass and pine following shortly behind. Taste is much the same, heavy citrus, perfectly balanced bitter hops and a lovely dry finish. On par with Brewers gold imho. At this point I have a limited knowledge of hops but what I do know is that sauvin appear to be my favorite to date.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
A Mes rate: Bright bottled from the Wenlock.
A huge truckload of thanks to Terry Tibbs for bringing this one back. Absolutely astounding stuff. Lovely golden blonde with a slight haze. Slim white head and some lace. Instantly cloudy with a swill and a great settle. Outstanding condition. Incredible grapefruit hop aroma. Pine, spruce, grass and everything else you could ask for. Sublime bitter hop flavour. Heavy grapefruit and citrus, beautifully aromatic and floral with an incredible dryness. Makes me smack my lips and make noises of satisfaction after every sip. So dry, so bitter. This has clearly confirmed to me that Alehouse really know what they are doing. Awesome stuff.
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