3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle:
Hazy, burnt honeycomb in colour. Honey and light elderflower on the nose. Sweet and still in the mouth. The oily texture carries a hefty load of malt, sweet and light. The main appearance of hoppage is late on in the finish which offers a tight dryness. Honey is there all the way through with tickles of sticky dried fruit. Very pleasant to drink. Balanced and tasty.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at The Euston Tap, London. Pours a clear, rich gold with a small, white head. Some nice, zesty citrus on the nose, with a bit of toast and hay. Light to medium sweet flavor with well-balanced bitterness. Toast, faint grapefruit and grass, mild honey and bread. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Clean, crisp, lightly dry finish, mild sugar, toasty bread, light citrus. Incredibly drinkable beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (Cask & Kitchen, RBESGG2011)
Mid orange. Fresh fruity hop aromas. Grapefruity bitter bite. Decent balance, but a bit sweet perhaps. Smooth palate, decent carbonation. Had it a million times, but don’t mind having it again.
1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Tap @ Cask Pub and Kitchen, London. Pours clear amber with a off white head. Extreme butterscotch. Really nasty . . Thin and off . .
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Cask Pop & Kitchen. Clear brown - white head. Buttery. Diacetyl. Caramel. Roasted. Nutty. Sourness. Bad.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (handpump) at The Rake on 11 December 2008. Amber colour. No head and very little condition. Slightly fruity (berries) but also a bit grainy on the nose. Just a little sniff of mango-ish hop. Quite bitter on the palate. American hops not much in evidence and this certainly didn’t come across much like an APA - more like a fruity best bitter. I don’t know whether this was a bit tired but it certainly didn’t seem to be in great nick. Flagged for re-rate.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JAN 1, 2011 Cask at the Magpie & Crown, Brentford. Biscuity malt on the nose, with toffee and Ovaltine on the palate, with hints of white grape and melon.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had enough of this name for a while. Another dog tribute. Not so different from the english styles and nice in features. At GBBF 2010.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@GBBF2010. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity and floral hops along with some toffee and caramel. Flavour is toffee, caramel malts as well as quite fruity and floral hoppyness. Rather refreshing and nicely balanced.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled from realale.com. Poured to give a slightly cloudy orange amber colour. Disappointing head. Floral aroma. The taste is light with citrus hops and ends bitter / sour. Could do with a bit more carbonation to push the aroma.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Amber in colour. Hoppy and fruity aroma with notes of caramel and peach. The taste is nicely balanced with fruit, hops and notes of peach and biscuity malt.
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