3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On cask at Poste of Stone (JDW), Stone. Pours amber, good whiff of caramel. Very smooth and flavoursome. Excellent chug for the strength.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Closer to a bitter but had an inkling of amber with the very mildest of orange citrus and a slight glow to that effect. The bitter malts dominate though.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask@moonunderwater, wolverhampton. Amber beer with small head. Taste is a lot of caramel and some hops, very sweet and dry. Very nice. Too much carbonation though.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours clear gold with a small, white foam head. Sugary pale malt nose, little else. Interesting flavor, some smoke notes that I doubt are intentional, but that I actually enjoy. Medium sweetness, some mellow hay, bread. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, white sugar, lightly grainy bread, some more smokiness. Meh.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask by handpump at Camperdown Place, Glasgow - clear golden, non-existent white head, no lacing, mild fruity aroma, honey, fruity, sweet
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
First tasted this in Babbity Bowser, Glasgow in January 1993. Cask, hanpump dispense. Clear ruby red in colour with a thin off white head. Slight note of fruit malt in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a juicy fruit flavour of redcurrants, fruit jellies confection. Strong hop resins gives a dry bitter aftertaste. Slight note of dry liquorice in the finish. An ok session bitter.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bright medium amber. Thin head. Slightly earthy, slightly appley character. Accent on fruitiness, with a nice, earthy caramel balance. A nice working class bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Weatherspoons Penzance. Copper and clear. Brisk balanced aroma has nice hops. Fruity, soft palate. Slightly yeasty. Decent stuff but a bit too fruity like canned pears.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ The Counting House. Mild malty aroma. Medium brown colour, good head. Caramel malt flavour. Sweet & smooth.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley. Gold with a tight white head; grainy aroma; creamy texture, light grainy flavour; the finish is biscuity and lightly bitter, as if a single hop was wafted over the brew. Innocuous and boring.
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