2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
On cask at White Star, Stoke. Pours amber, with little head. A bit too bready, not as per it’s description. Yet another inoffensive and boring ale.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Don’t usually go for floral type ales, but this is now an exception.
Distinctive floral aroma and taste but not too pungent. Very easy drinking.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Gold with white head. Light, quite thinnish beer, kept over cold in this Spoons unfortunately, little left to revive. Some perfumed hop perhaps, a touch hay maybe, some toffee sweetness. It’s ok if a little bland.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at The Fountain, Walsall. Poured a clear golden brown with a big white frothy head. The aroma is weak malt. The flavour is medium bitter malty with a rather smooth palate. Given its alcohol content it’s a perfect session beer.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Fine looking golden coloured bitter maintaining a decent head. Medium bitterness.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask. Golden brownish beer with a white head. Perfume, a bit fruity and hoppy aroma. Bitter, hoppy flavour.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@britannia, blackheath. Very golden in colour with diminishing white head. Taste is of dry hops with a hint of floral tastes leaves a dry slightly bitter finish. Very nice beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the GBBF. Golden with a small white head. Malty and fruity aroma with a touch of citrus. Grainy malt flavour with grassy hops.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, light to moderate hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110802]
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
GraviCask (GBBF2011, Friday)
Big head, looks good. Simple malty aroma, quite pleasant. Refreshing palate. It’s not particularly exciing, but is a yummy malty bitter. Easily holds its own against UK golden ales.
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