 Magic_dave6 (3756), London, Greater London, England
Aug 10, 2008 Cask at the Ealing beer fest. Aroma is nutty and yeasty, small grassy character. Taste is similar, the yeastyness is giving some fruit, but the nutty grassy character kills it.
DJMonarch (4091), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Feb 24, 2007 Cask Stillage at the Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt, Liverpool 17/02/2007
Hoppy aroma. Golden coloured and hoppy with some dryness in a crisp and bitter full malt finish.
chris_o (4409), London, Greater London, England
May 7, 2006 Cask (gravity dispense), Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. Quite dark gold colour, tending towards amber. A bit cloudy. Lightly aromatic hoppy nose, with hints of tropical fruit - lychees and apricots come to mind. Light dry malt underpins. Not so fruity on the palate. Hop dominated, with no malt to speak of. Slightly chalky, with a moderately bitter "hop juice" feel. With greater depth of flavour and a more pronounced hop presence, this would stray towards the harsh and astringent. While the hops are assertive, I don’t detect too much US hop influence and I get the distinct impression that the flavour might stray towards the harsh and astringent if the hop profile were a little higher. As it is, the mouthfeel is light and the flavours restrained, making for an easy drinking and fairly undemanding brew. The finish is, as suggested, bittersweet. Perfectly pleasant, but could use a bit more oomph.
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