2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask conditioned at Moreton in Marsh Beer Fest ’10. brown with no head. Sharp off malty notes, quite chaffy and a touch soured with a lactic note. Not for me.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, gravity at Cheltenham Town hall, Cheltenham, Glos weekend of Cheltenham Folk Festival Sat 11th Feb 2012 Pours golden in colour. This was a little smokey on the nose and in the mouth also got a little cheesiness, some spiciness and then a dab of dusty hops and a little fruit. This was absolutely not what I expected but it was actually ok for the weirdness. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov13 3.2
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
2nd February 2012
Cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Clear gold - amber beer. Suddy white head. Light dry palate. A bit ephemeral this beer. Very sublte soapy note. Rescued by some okay mild citrus hops, mild orange with a touch of lemon.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
On gravity at Swindon beer festival, 27/10/2011. Deep gold with a slight off-white head. Sweetish aroma with some hedgerow fruit. Flavour of cereal malts with some slightly spicy hops and moderately bitter finish. Ok.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask Real Ale at Kittys. Mild malty nose. Pale head. Very slightly hazy golden colour. Fresh slightly lemoney average hopped taste. Slightly sourish and waterly. Anyway good amount of hoppiness. A nice one for thurst.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On cask at Lorelei Hotel, Porthcawl, Glamorgan. A golden ale with a weak head. Caramel/toffee aftertones with light carbonation. Enjoyable.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask. High creamy lasting white head. Clear amber body. Weak fruity aroma. Mild bitter malty flavor with low carbonation and a long aftertaste.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at the Brickmakers Arms, Brierley Hill. Pours dark orange with a large head. Aroma is bready, slightly fruity malt. Bready start, low bitter with some malt on the finish. Thin and watery.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cloudy golden with a medium off white head. Aroma had malt, fruity hops and hints of pine. Flavor had a fair amount of hops, pine and fruity notes. Finished dty and bitter.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Charlies.
Clear golden coloured with a small white head.
Fruity aroma of caramel, hops and grass.
Fruity flavour of grass and hops.
Dry hoppy finish.
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