1.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask at Euston Tap. Great looking pint, thin body and weak head. Odd overwhelming taste of artificial lime flavouring. Maybe tolerable if only the beer had some malt backbone.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
31st January 2013
Euston Tap. Cask. Almost clear gold beer, little white head. Palate is light and with low carbonation. Light malt - bready replete with that baking dust you get on top of fresh bread. Very mellow citrus - orange, grapefruit and a little starfruit. Mild minerals. Mlld floral note. Semi dry finish. Reasonably quaffable but I expect better from Arbor and with the Phoenix Stout and the Galaxian recently this a dull streak from this great brewer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at the Euston Tap, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, white foam head. Wet straw in the nose, some grainy dough. Light sweet flavor, mildly astringent, some hay. Light bodied with soft to fine carbonation. Lightly drying on the finish, a bit of citric hops, dough, hay. Nothing special.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 30/1/2013. Golden with a slight, yet lacy, white head. Leafy hops, a touch of creamy malts, soft tropical fruits and a dryish finish. Enjoyable.
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