 Pub (4102), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Oct 14, 2007 Cask conditioned at a Spoons. Amber to gold with white head. Heavy sweet beer with doses of caramel. Drank a few watching the first half of Englands victory over the French in the rugby World Cup, Allez les Blancs, but had to suffer the Spoons service at the same time. Moved on, the beer wasn’t up to it nor was the pub. Decidedly average, unlike the Rugby.
Fin (2342), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Sep 22, 2007 Cask at JDW. Penny Black, Bicester 22-09-07 Poured dark golden, with tight white head. Some light hoppy notes but quite weak aroma, tasted quite sweet heavily leaning towards vanilla with sweet malts. Not bad as, one trick ponies go.
downender (1607), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Aug 6, 2007 Gravity dispense at the Miners’ Arms Summer Beer Festival, St Werburgh’s Bristol 6/8/07. Deep amber colour with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of red fruit, caramel and grassy hops. Flavour started sweet before a long hoppy finish. very enjoyable.
Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
Mar 7, 2007 Cask conditioned @ Humble Plumb, Soton. Miniscule pumpclip in shape of a cricket bat. Coppery orange. Malty with hints of caramel and mild fruity hops. Whilst there is some hop presence in the nose they are oddly lacking in the mouth leaving the malts flat, boring and unbalanced.
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