2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Tasted 20/4/2013 draught "Ye Old Red Lion", Chieveley, Berkshire. Poured a clear dark amber with a mahogany tint. The thin white bubbly head diminished quickly. Aroma-less. Tasted a mid-sweet throughout, no real bitterness. Light body bordering on watery. A smooth, soft, light ale with a bland finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Glowing copper coloured ale with a diminishing head. It’s a smooth dry bitter with a medium bitterness. Some malts in its aroma.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
The landlord told me this was a man’s beer!! Haha! Apparently originates from a recipe first brewed in 1910. The flavours are well balanced, good hop and malt, but a bit unexpectedly sweet ... sort of hazelnut caramel sweet .... not quite the combination for me.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
This is beer is well received where ever it is found. It has stood the test of time when other more modern brews have come and gone. It is a reflection of the quality and traditional method of brewing still undertaken at Arkells Brewery.
The smooth drinkable flavour of the beer hides the deep after taste, and the impact of it’s 4% abv. Many a new drinker has found it to be a more powerful brew than it’s strength implies. If well kept this is a superb beer, still brewed in a traditional fashion.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
First tasted this at the Mossend Beer Festival, Lochwinnoch. Cask, handpump dispense. Crystal clear copper red in colour with a thin white head. Slight fruit note in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and poor lacing. Pale malt base gives a digestive tea biscuit flavour with a suggestion of dried raisins. Metallic tang of hop resins gives a tired bitterness in the short aftertaste. Dry in the bitter sweet finish but poor overall.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, one-third pint, GBBF’11. Amber-copper body, bubbles at the surface. Plain malt-fruity aroma. Ditto taste profile with notes of apricot. Dry bitter ending. True to the style (London, 04.08.2011).
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught in The Jolly Tar, Hannington - 30/10/10. Thick white head. Malty beer though also nice and hoppy in the background. Dry palate.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ White Hart, Stow-on-the-Wold, England. Amber/orange pour. Light to medium bodied. Nice malt flavor, mild to medium bitterness, light tea. decent session brew
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, nutty sour notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (White Hart Hotel,Whitechurch) - Copper brown with a small head. Fruity aroma with raisins. Malty and fruity taste with raisins featuring again. Refreshing but nothing special.
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