2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20Cask at Barnton Cricket Cub Beer Festival 18/11/2012 Pale beer, ok tasting but bit stale, would like to try it on a fresh barrell
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Tasted 20/4/2013 draught "Ye Old Red Lion", Chieveley, Berkshire. Poured a clear golden amber with a thin white bubble head that laced OK. Aroma slightly of malt with a hint of caramel.Tasted subtly of sweet caramel malt with a slight hops bitterness. Light body. A smooth, soft, light ale with a very slight bitter finish. OK.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Ye Olde Red Lion, Chieveley. Golden amber with a loose white head; crisp floral aroma; biscuity malt taste; with some decent hops to finish. Very summery and refreshing, even on a wet day in December.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask by handpump at Kay’s Bar, Edinburgh - clear golden, creamy off-white head, resin and fruity hop aroma and flavour, bitter aftertaste
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Prince of Wales, Farnborough BF (at the bar - may have been part of the BF range?) - 12/10/12.
Clear pale golden with a good sized frothy white head.
Nose comprised malt, barley, orchard fruits and a little peppery.
Tastes of dry orchard fruits, light hops, pale malt, toffee a little cardboard and spice.
Medium bodied with little in the way of carbonation lending towards a dry finish.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Great hoppy flavor , ideal for lunchtime drinking. Smooth lovely aftertaste, smooth head , great value pint
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bog standard bitter. An easy drinking pint. Has background flavour of the local limestone and chalky water. Enjoyable but basic.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ GBBF 2011. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Golden with a small white head. Fruity aroma with citrus, grain and grass. Clean and dry fruity and grassy flavour. Simple, but very drinkable
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask, one-third pint, Great British Beer Festival ’11. Bubbles to the edge of the glassware. Deep, copper-gold body. Floral and citric hops to the nose. The taste character contains bready malts and fresh fruits like peaches. Refreshing, dry bittersweet ending (London, 04.08.2011) (rating no. 4400).
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