2.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
JDW Spring fest - Rochester. Initially quite pleasing. I sipped this first of my three samples and found it agreeably hoppy - fruity and flavoursome. I decided to drink it last. But after the sweet Rollercoaster and the hoppy Trashy Blonde, this comes over as a bit muddled and with an uncertain direction. Malt is fairly dry - golden pale with some biscuit and chalk notes, while the hops are unclear. I’m not sure the mix of Amarillo and Cascade works - both are brilliant hops on their own, so I wonder how they have been used here, and in what proportion as it seems a shame that such tasty hops can be reduced to this sort of mess.
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.
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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.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at The Cornwallis
Clear golden with a white, bubbly head.
Not much aroma, a bit graint.
Sweet in flavour with a low bitterness. Grainy maize in the background.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Snow goose, Inverness.
Light amber, slight haze, dense white head.
Aroma of light citrus hops, orange and sweet light caramel malts.
Taste - quite strong citrus, grapefruit and orange, some grassy hops and sweet light malts.
Palate - thin to medium body, soft carb, tangy, bit sherberty. Finish of tangy citrus, grassy hops, zesty and quite dry, bit over sour.
A reasonably good beer, but the finish was a bit sour and harsh.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours cloudy golden with a off white head. Hay and citrus. Crisp. A bit of diacetyl but not overpowering. Smooth.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
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