4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JAN 1, 2009 Bottle purchased from the brewery, drunk with renffisch on 18th March 2008. Pours a dark amber with relatively little carbonation. The Brambling Cross hops give the beer a wonderful, ultra-medicinal aroma and flavour that makes it instantly recognisable. The palate is smooth and I’m really regretting only buying a half dozen bottles. I think I may have to add to this rate once I’ve drunk a few more :) Extra notes added after Eastbourne BF 2008: Challenger hops used for bittering, Bramling Cross for flavour. Roger copied this hop choice from Harveys Armada, one of his favourite beers. For the cask version "Irish Moss" is added in the copper, allowing the beer to clear without the use of finings in 3-4 days.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, light to moderate hoppy. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sharp. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120113]
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the White Rocks Hotel, Hastings - stated ABV 5%. Golden amber with a thin white head; aroma of fresh hay and summery hops; the flavour is full with swewet grassy malts; with a deep fresh hoppy bitterness to finish. A superb, fresh, beer - a taste of the summer downs in the middle of winter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Tiger Inn, East Dean: Deep copper coloured, a bit unclear, smaller stable and lacy off-white head; moderate to solid fruity-hoppy nose with a tinge of brandy; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, nearly medium bodied, smooth; lingering bitter-sweet finish with bready-fruity touch. Good ale......
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
25th January 2008
Very lively brown ale. Good carbonation. Plenty of sourish malt and a lingering dry hoppy finish. Frothy. Refreshing.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Tiger Inn, East Dean, East Sussex. Amber with a small white head. Faint malty aroma, but the taste is full and distinctive: sweet malt and a sharp bitter finish. Very good.
3.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottle with ethereal. smells like walking into a hop-fest at a hospital. very very medicinal but not in a bad way. ambercolour, no head. Flavours similar to nose: dettol, hansaplast, flowers (for the nurse...), sharp, clear hops. a bit of BDSM for your tastebuds...
1.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
A Mes rate: bottle at Chris_O’s Ha Ha Ha Ha Gimme the Cheese Tasting.
Flat amber. Badly bottled and pretty much out of order. I didn’t find it quite so offensive as the others but it’s clearly infected.
0.8 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 2/20
Bottle @ Chris_o.
Pours amber with next-to-no head. Aroma is very soapy - very unpleasant. Clearly infected - must try again, when the issues are settled.
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