2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading Beer Festival on 3 May 2008. Golden amber colour. Rather flat. Some lime citrus elements in the flavour. Not a lot else happening to be honest. If by "English style wheat ale" they mean a standard golden ale with a proportion of wheat in the mash I guess this pretty much nails the style. But it’s not a style I generally enjoy too much. It tends to sacrifice the distinctive elements of Belgian or German wheat beers leaving a light, easy drinking quaffer, which is pretty much what I got here. Body is rather thin. OK but short of interest. To be fair, the condition wasn’t great, so flagged for re-rate.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at the Brewery Tap, Wimbledon, 12th July 2008 with renffisch. Clear amber with a citrus and sour apple nose. Lemon and peach flavours present but a pretty forgettable ale.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Nags Head, Reading. Pale gold with a ring of white head; apricot aroma; bready wheat flavour with some fruit; dry finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.
Clear medium orange color with a small, virtually none appearance, fair lacing, fully diminishing, head. Aroma is light malty, moderate hoppy, citrus, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finsh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (030508)
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. The colour is amberish golden with almost no head. Citrus hops aroma. Quite bitter flavours with refreshing citrus. Some sour notes, but otherwise little to suggest that this a Belgian wit. Refreshing on a hot day for sure.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a cloudy light amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is wheat and orange. Flavor is light sweetness.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at The Market Porter, London Bridge 1 May 08. Golden colored. Unclear. Modest hoppy aroma. Some fruity hints in the flavor but a watery impression. Sweet bitter finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
After two flavoursome brews from Ascot, we had to give the third offer at Market Porter a try. This is the English style of wheat beer that is a bit different in taste than the German and Belgian styles. Hazy, brown body with a bubbly ring around the rim of the glass. Dry floral smell. Flavour of peaches and pineapple mixed with underlying malts. Dry mouthfeel (01.05.2008).
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