3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.
Unclear light to medium to dark amber yellow orange colour with a small to average to large, frothy - fizzy, good - fair lacing, mostly lasting - diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, light to moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110430]
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
@ Royal Oak Twerton. Dead looking dull straw. Herbal and quite spicy hop character. Flat body, but with a fairly rich hop profile that starts woody/mossy but becomes juicier towards the finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
21st January 2011
On tap at the Rake. Clear gold beer, tiny white head. Light semi crisp and semi dry palate. Nice light beer with a touch of creamy malt. Nice vibrant citrus orange with a blooming bitterness. Crisp finish. Lingering bitter aftertaste. Great flavour for it’s modest abv.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks, 11.04.11 Pours gold with a bubbly white head. Crisp bitterness in the mouth, furriness across the roof of the mouth, touch pithy with citrus showing quite well, nice. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask in the market porter. Alround rating: Honey pale malts, fruity and floral hop, balanced and drinkable stuff. Quite happy with this.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Royal Oak. Bright gold, no head. Not particularly attractive. Crisp aroma suggests a summer ale. Orchard fruit and some floral hops. Nothing exciting. Hint of acetone. Flavors are better--dry, earthy, spicy with toasted dandelion root and a good crisp hop finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, Bath, winter festival 21/02/09. The pump clip stated the ABV was 4.2%. Pale amber with a decent white head. Sweet malty aroma, with some cherries and grassy hops. Flavour also began with a touch of sweet caramel before a big bitter finish. Pretty good.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Gravity cask at the Bree Louise. Clearish yellow with no head. Urine and hay on the nose. Light sweet flavor, some floral notes, grass, more pee. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly dry finish, some straw hoppiness, light honey malts. Just alright.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at CASK Pub and Kitchen, Pimlico. Clear golden, small head. Earthy with hints of apples. Quite dry. Light body. A good English bitter.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask, gravity, at the Pig ’n’ Falcon, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, in the Bank Holiday Extravaganza Beer Festival ’11. Gold with a small white head. Grainy aroma of dusty barns and crushed egg-boxes. Taste has slight grainy sweetness and masses of cardboard. I found this interesting if not an unqualified hit.
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