4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Cask at the Rake, 17th Sept 09. Amber with a line of foam. Divine aroma of floral hops and then a crisp taste of cereals and more hops. A nigh-on perfect sessionable beer. I strongly disagree with Tom’s assertion that one is enough. I had at least three in quick succession. Can’t wait to have this again.
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned handpump Wenlock Arms London. This was dry hopped with Centennial. A yellow blonde beer which poured with no head. Good centennial orangey citrus aroma. Decent hoppy mouth with good citrus notes but a little too much grassiness. Not really perfectly balanced but tasty enough.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A bright, fruity nose. Lovely, fruity elderflower gives a lightness to this ale in the mouth.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask in the rake. Alround rating: Lots of fruity aromatic hop, but the honey sweet character of the malt needs more bitternes to balance it. A nice enough drink but on of those one’s where one’s enough.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) @ CASK Pub & Kitchen, 6 Charlwood Street, London, Greater London, England SW1V 2EE.
Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, pale malt, moderate hoppy, grass, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110807]
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Handpull @ The Wenlock. Pale malts with an appley note and slight tropical fruits in the nose. Taste is much the same, earthy yet sweet and malty with some amarillo hop fruity bitterness in the finish. Slightly thin but tasty none the less.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Jolly Anglers, Reading. Rather puzzled by this, I was expecting a golden ale, but was given something more like a hefeweisen, but jolly good nevertheless. Poured a murky straw colour with a thin white head; aroma of citrus with a hint of coriander; refreshing, sweet grapefruit flavour; tart, zesty, grapefruit finish with a touch of spices. This probably needed more time in the cellar - I’ll have to try it again!
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Wenlock Arms, 11th July 2009. Amber-coloured ale with small, quickly-diminishing white head. Yeasty nose, then rounded main kick with hoppiness tempered by sweetness on a rather viscous, oily mouthfeel. Hops then take over in a lingering dry, satisfying finish. A pleasant, balanced beer.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Craft Pub and Kitchen
Copper colored. Citrus hop aroma. Grainy, grassy flavor, with decent citrus. A bit too sweet, but ok.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen. Clear amber - white head. Caramel. Fruity. Nice light hoppy. Knækbrød. Tea. Zesty. Ok bitterness.
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