3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
A fairly straightforward pale amber coloured best bitter. Crisp, clean and noticeably bitter. Lemony citrus in the flavour. Refreshing. Nothing particularly out of the ordinary, but a pretty good supping ale. I could certainly sink a few of these. Cask (handpump), Cats Back, Wandsworth, February 2005.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
First tasted this at the Renfrew Beer Festival in September 1997. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear amber in colour with a thin white head. Dusty hops in the short floral aroma. Thin mouthfeel and poor lacing. Pale malts give a juicy citric bite of grapefruit and lemon peel. Dusty hop resins give a dry bitterness to the short aftertaste. Finish is again bitter and dry. An ok session IPA but better examples out there.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Stillage at the Union Bar, Barnsley 17/08/2002
Golden amber coloured and very fruity. Some dryness in the hoppy finish.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Aug, 2003: Cask, Queens head, Chelmsford. Soapy floral lemon aroma. Hoppy taste - lots of interesting citric twists, though body and finish merge together in an indistinguishable mess. Hoppy, but lack of malt body results in lack of interest and control. [2.8]
Feb, 2004: The Great Wenlock Meet Up. Slight orange flavour. Not much going on. [2.8]
Feb, 2005: Cats Back, Wandsworth. Delightful fresh and hoppy. Lingering hop finish. A spanking good ale. [3.6]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Slightly hazy copper, lasting white head. Quite a hoppy aroma. Clean malts balanced with a nice citric hoppy finish. Medium bodied. Nice.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Sulfury nose. Flatish. Warm round, but thin malt body. Twinge of hops. Clean palate. Respectible, but not much character.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London. Very english - ahm as an IPA ;) Light nose, butterscotch taste. Not much going on here, decent but nothing special
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Like a hoppier bitter. Lots of citrusy bitter hops, with a decent malty front and middle, but the emphasis is more on the hops, nice and bitter (Cask- Queens Head, Chelmsford).
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Yellow color, though not blond. Good burst of hops, perfume aroma, citric bite. Nice UK IPA--this one was really attempt to brew an IPA, though it isn't a complete success. (cask at Queen's Head pub, Chelmsford)
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: OCT 10, 2003 Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms,
Back to the programme. Good all round beer golden, no head. Nice malt and hop. The notes begin to fade as I have a drink with the band. 5 of 7.
Re-rate (WA) 10/10/03.Quite clearly I was mad when first rated this because this beer was outselling 'bitter & twisted' tonight. Myself assisting with four pints of my own, 2 assists. Quite simply this hoppy feast was on fire tonight. Big and forward.
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