3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Handpump at Wetherspoons Manchester.
Decent white head. Slightly hazy blond/amber pour. Fairly decent bitter
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ Back of Beyond. Pours clear light copper. Sweet, slightly fruity aroma. Light bitterness, with some malt backbone. Nice example of a balanced traditional British ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
cask at malt and hops ... copper ... bubbly white head ... light toffee nose ... soft easy toffee malt ... easy drinkin ... uncomplex ... but nice ... light grpfruit hop linger
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Amber with white head. Quite an astringent, sourish fruity note right from the start which seemed at odds with this type of beer, then there is a perfumey hop note with a slightly boiled effect. Not great.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask @ 3 Judges. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma has toasted malts and some spices. Flavour is very malty, toasty, with some spices. Dry and bitter finish.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A Mes rate: Cask at The Crown.
Semi hazy mid brown with a slim white head. A bit of malt in the aroma but too much apple spoils it for me. Malt and wheat flavour with an odd meaty note and some slight pear. So so.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, Quorn Fest 07. Hazy amber gold with no head. Aromas are floral and herbal with zesty citrus. Flavours are dry, bitter citrus with spices. Hoppy with grapefruit bitterness on the finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@Quorn Octoberfest, 2007. Golden beer with a lightly vinous aroma and a quite dry flavour. Overall a nice slightly sour, dry and creamy beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Blackfriers. After only a day and a half’s venting it seems to have lost quite a bit of carbonation. Aroma has toffee and biscuit malt, spicey and hints of citrus off the hop. Taste is well balanced toffee, hints of pepper hop, hints of spice and a little hint of ink bitterness. Very very drinkable.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 15, 2008 Cask, gravity, at Cambridge BF ’07. Copper amber. Fresh fruity aroma. Taste is rich, spicy and fruity, full of luscious flavours. Mid bitter finish. Best of the Festival. 12.1.08 Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark amber. Aroma seemed rather rough. Sour doughy taste. Strong bitter finish. There is a suspicion that this version was not ’identical’ to the Beerfest version.
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