3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hand pulled at Waggon and Horses, Halesowen. Thin, gold, no head. Pleasant leafy quality. Pretty dry. A little grape on tongue and berry on 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 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.
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 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (gravity) - Norwich Beer Festival 2011. Poured a clear, light golden with a loose & fluffy, lasting, medium sized white head atop. Zesty lemon & lime charactertistics, some hints of grapefruit too, particularly on the palate. Quite crisp, fresh & juicy. Lightish but firm body, slightly spritzy mouthfeel finishing with a lingering dryish bitterness.
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.
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.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Amber in colour. Malty and fruity aroma with some light dried fruit hints. Fruity taste with hints of dried apricot followed by a fruity and malty finish. Not as hoppy as the description suggests.
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.
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