3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pint pulled at The Harbour Inn in Axmouth (Devon), a clear dark amber with a frothy head. A flowery malt aroma (and elderflower?). A little fruit in the flavour along with flavoury malt. Bitter through the mouth.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (Ship & Shovel): Amber with a tan head. Sweetish malts, toffee notes. Pretty standard bitter.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Conditioned at The Prince Edward, Bayswater, London. Dark reddish amber beer with bubbly head. Smooth fruity soft beer, plenty of plum, grape in the mouth and a touch of pear drop giving a sharpness. Rounded and sweetly short on the finish. Underlying caramel flavour but still thin on the palate. Steay beer but not a winter warmer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Toasted malt nose, deep amber, low head. Toffee notes, mostly a light toasted malt. Low bitter - a little too low. Just a slight earthy end. Light, thin, drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
1. Cask Handpump at the Star Inn, Huddersfield 04/12/2004
Amber mid brown colour and fruity. Bitter crisp slightly dry full malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 15/12/2004
Amber colour fruity and slightly rich on the palate. Spicy flavours. Some dryness in a bitter full malt finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at The Ship & Shovell, London: Very nice red color with a small long lasting head. Roasted malt and caramel nose. Toffee and also light roasted malt and caramel in the taste - thin. Decent brew but nothing special.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at The Ship & Shovell, Charing Cross. Attractive bronzy colour. Dryish with some toffee and caramel. Not very rich for a winter ale. Solid but unspectacular. Shame the King & Barnes Old Ale has been elbowed aside to make way for this.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask handpull at Phoenix, Canterbury. Ruby beer with bubbly thin beige head. Some yeast but also dark red fruit. Winter beers are a bit sweeter I think this year. Touch of vanilla. Smooth sweet fruit finish has yeast and some puckering of the mouth. Quite pleasant with yeast/sour sweet fruit.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned @ Jolly Sailor, Bursledon. A malty bitter with caramel and light chocolate notes and a smooth fruity hop finish. Largely unexceptional but served in good condition in a nice surrounding made it a delight to drink.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned & on handpump at The Flower pot in Derby on 11/03/05.
Mid / dark brown colour.
Malty, nicely drinlable. Fresh flowery aroma.
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