3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear lively golden beer. Light citrus aroma, taste is hop and zesty fruit. Pleasant for a warm day but unremarkable.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma: Straw, light citrus, pine and biscuit.
Appearance: Clear golden body with a medium off-white head. Average carbonation. Light lacing.
Taste: Beautifully balanced. Nice burst of lemon and peachy fruit notes. Freshly cut grass with biscuit flavours in there too. Sweet malt and soft hop bitterness.
Palate: Thin to medium body with an oily mouthfeel. Gentle carbonation fizz.
Overall: Arguably more of a golden ale than an IPA, but it’s very bright and tasty. I’m a big fan of beers from the Orkney Brewery.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Marmalade body and a squeeze of a sturdy white head. Nice and dry crumbly hop hit on the initial taste that works a breakfast cereal bar sweetness on the palate. A really neat tang on the finish with just the right hit of bitter tartness.
Probably their most consisent, flagship brew for me over the years, although only a summer brew. Pleased that it still stands up under the Rate spotlight.
Cask, The Chanter, Edinburgh (Ver and Lamb’s Birthday)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Cask And Barrel Southside. Hazy Golden Orange with a white head. Very hoppy nose. Fresh cut grass and a grapefruit bitterness. Nice malty sweetness. A very nice blend.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy gold in appearance. Tropical fruit on the nose. Taste is all about the bittering hops which smack of pineapple and grapefruit. A little bit thin to be perfect. Some more malt would add a touch of sweetness too. But still a great session beer.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Cask at the William Robert Loosley (JDW), High Wycombe] Gold, small white head. Flowers up front, nicely balanced against the sweet caramel malt behind. Lemon develops in the dry finish. Very nice, refreshing & tasty.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned handpump Eastgate Northampton. A golden beer with a white head. A good citrussy beer. Sharp bitterness. Good hop flavours which pronounce themselves above the malt. A tasty citrus fruity beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours clear, yellow-gold with a fine, creamy head. Nice zesty citrus and straw in the nose. Light sweet flavor with some tangy citrus and wet hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with lemon and orange citrus, hay, bubblegum and light, floral bitterness. Lightly dynamic. Pretty decent overall.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask - The Bell Hotel (JDW), Norwich. Clear golden amber with a fine, loose & bubbly white head; clear golden body. Very light butter, pithy lemon hints & grassy hop aromas. Zesty lemon citrus & grassy hop flavours with some delicate butter. Light to medium body, clean, crisp & refreshing in the mouth, finishing with a medium length hop bitterness.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ The Drayton Arms. Light golden color with a thick, attractive white head. The nose is resin, lemon, some diacetyl. The taste is mildly hoppy, a bit of grapefruit. Light bitter finish. Slightly watery. Medium body, medium combination. Overall, a mediocre golden ale.
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