3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at The Fishponds, Matlock Bath, Derbys. Gold with white head. Good, solid, nicely drinkable Golden Ale. Malty and reasonably dry with a late bitterness, quite pleasant. The Pub is owned by Ashover Brewery and is a sister to the Princess Victoria just down the road. Looks like an interesting project.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, The Salmon, Leicester. Golden with a white foam. Aromas are caramel and lemon with yeast and leafy hops. Spiced oranges with some creamy oak. Flavours are nutty and biscuit malts with herbal notes and bitter lemon and low woody pine. Quite resinous. Decent.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, light to moderate yeasty ? Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100806]
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask handpulll at GBBF 2010. Gold copper colour with lasting beige head. Sparkler?? As the mouthfeel is restrained, some decent bitterness and minerality. Mineral bitter, interesting. Some creaminess.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
6th August 2010. GBBF.
Slightly hazy gold beer. Good off white head. Light dry palate. Mild fresh hops. A little dry orange - trace of sulphur. Dry malty finish. Okay.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask@GBBF2010. Golden colour, mediumsized white foamy head. Aroma is fruits, some mild yeast and earth. Flavour is quite much the same. Not that interesting.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing and white head. Aroma is mild rice cornish and crisp fruity. Crisp hoppy, citrusy and slight grassy. Bitter and dry finish. Ends bitter and dry.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned gravity dispense Hatton Arms Gretton. A golden coloured beer with a loose whitish head. Nice NZ hops throughout; presumably Motueka with good citrus and good sting. In the mold of Great Oakley Wagtail but without as much depth. Nicely drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: SEP 6, 2010 1. Cask Stillage at the Roundhouse, Barrow Hill 22/05/2010
Fruity hop aroma. Golden coloured hoppy and fruity grapefruit flavour with a little dryness and bitterness in a malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump from the Upstairs CAMRA Bar at the GBBF, Earl’s Court 06/08/2010
Hoppy and slightly spicy aroma. Golden coloured and hoppy with some citrus flavour. A hint of bitterness in a dry finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, handpump at The Poet & Castle, Codnor, Derbyshire 21-05-10 Mid gold with a white rim of bubbles, taste is light and fruity with good hoppiness showing through, the finish is dry, its a nice beer. A6 A4 F7 P4 Ov13 3.4
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