2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Angleterre, Helsinki, Finland.
Hazy golden colour with small frothy off-white head.
Floral citrusy aroma with wood, nuts and some caramel sweetness.
Nuts, woody dryness and floral dry hops in flavour.
Dry citrusy aftertaste.
Thin.
2.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
UPDATED: JUL 1, 2011 Cask at Lewes Beer & Cider Fest 2011. Stunning aroma of burnt toffee sets such a high standard on this one, but unfortunately the taste is burnt charcoal and toffee and not very pleasant. Also body is quite watery and the finish is very dry and chewy.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Kitty’s Pub, Helsinki. Poured copper in colour with off-white head. Mostly malty aroma. Malty taste with some faint hints of hops in the background.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Real ale. Mild nose. Pale thin head. Slightly hazy pale golden colour. Roasty slightly sour taste with some hoppiness. Some hints of lemon. Not very special.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @Kitty´s. 3.6.2011. Poured dark golden color with a thin white head. Aroma is malt, sweat and some bready notes. Flavor is bread, malt and citrus. Drinkable, but not very interesting.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask conditioned at The Olde Reinedeer, Banbury. Gold with slight head. Thin with a slight fruity twang, just a tad on the sourish side, a slightly sharp tinny flavour. Not really to my taste.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Gilford Arms Edinburgh ... Bright amber ... big bubbly head ... sweet deep grapefruit little pine ... tart citrus ... low deep tones ... light bitter..
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask, Far From The Madding Crowd, Oxford. Nice copper orange, off-white skim of fine head. Not a lot of aroma. What there is reminds me of a mash that has been sitting a day or two after brewing. Malt, husk, and lactic sourness settling in. An interesting smell, but sort of science-interesting rather than I-want-my-beer-to-smell-like-this interesting. Light tart malt flavor. Odd but still oddly refreshing. A bit of a trainwreck over all, but in spite of that was fairly drinkable.
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