3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at the Hit or Miss, Penn Street, Buckinghamshire. A forth attempt at this rather horrible pub not so far from me. So much is promise by this place, the building is very nice, it is quite cozy inside, but somehow they have managed to turn it in to a dump. This was served far too cold but as it warmed up it was a pleasent enough malty and fruity bitter with the pleasent fresh cask feel in the mouth. I was luck to get this one as fresh as I did, as they usually serve rotten beer here.
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.
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.
2.8 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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