3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.
Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a average, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, anis seed notes, light to moderate hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, hoppy, spicy, anis seed - licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110430]
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Dark amber; slightly cloudy; fairly tight thin head; smooth mouthfeel; malty, slightly chewy; quite sweet; pleasing bittersweet finish; not bad at all.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at Mytchett Beer Festival 2012. Pours a mid brown colour with no head, skunky aroma with some fruit in the background, the taste is of light malts with a sour dry finish.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ The Three Guineas. Pours clear amber with a small off white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, soapy and bready. Flavor as aroma, nice bitterness. Finishes bitter.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Woodies Beer Festival, New Malden on 21 August 2010. Attractive clear reddish copper colour. Loose off-white head. Good condition. Lots of berry fruit throughout. A touch woody. Moderate earthy hop presence. Maybe a very slight lactic edge. Solid traditionally styled bitter with the emphasis on fruity malt. Well balanced and very drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (Giddy Bridge JDW, Southampton) - Amber with a small head. Fruity aroma with elements of fruitcake and spicy malt. Fruity taste with raisins, caramel and spicy malt. Nicely balanced and refreshing.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
[Cask at the Allied Arms, Reading] Poured an unusual copper red with a negligible white head and astonishing clarity. Too clear for a cask ale really, it somehow didn’t feel quite right!. No carbonation. Sweet and very fruity malt initially is soon taken over by a conflicting strong, dusty hop bitterness that fails to add anything to the beer. Drinkable, but poor. c7
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at The Retreat, Reading. Reddish copper with a ring of white head; fresh, grassy aroma; caramel malt flavours; well balanced, fresh bitter finish. Very drinkable.
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