3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500ml unfiltered bottle from local shop in Alfriston, near Eastbourne. Poured twice. Initial pour was lovely; second pour included the yeast and the profile changed completely, Provided you don’t pour in thge yeast, this is a well balanced, tasty and refreshing best bitter. A bit colour by numbers, but if what you are after is a decent, well made and traditional British bitter, then this works fine - and we don’t have too many successful bottled bitters....
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium amber orange colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet, light light acidic and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, tart, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120113]
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the White Rock Hotel, Hastings. Dark amber to mid-brown in colour with a thin cream head that laces the glass nicely; aroma of autumn fruit; quite full bodied with sweet autumn fruit flavour; the finish is dry with a touch of earthy caramel. A solid bitter.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Tiger Inn, East Dean, East Sussex. Amber with a small white head. Slight chocolate malt aroma, pleasantly earthy. The taste similarly rich and redolent of damp compost. Sharp bitter finish. Very good.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
11th June 2008. Frothy lively ale. Well balanced and a distinct fruity note from the hops. Watery finish lets it down a bit.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500ml bottle thanks to ethereal. deep gorgeous live yeast nose that would make any backer envious. Cloudy amber, very little head. Flavours of nuts, chalk and earth. decent hop quite tart, strong mineral finish, very drinkable!!
1.2 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 3/20
Bottle at Chris_o’s The Wolf tasting. Sorry Casper, but this bottle wasn’t good. Not a great aroma. Bit of an ugly bitter. Bit bleachy and nasty.
1 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 1/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 3/20
Bottle @ Chris_o.
Pours muddy amber with no head. Aroma is sweet biscuits and light tartness. Completely flat mouthfeeel. Infected (again). Too bad, as the stout was wonderful...
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate: 50cl bottle thanks to Ethereal.
A very solid bitter. Lovely mid red brown colour with a very gippy off white head and lace. Really pleasing bitter hop aroma with light tobacco notes. The malt comes through a little more in the flavour finishing with more floral hops. Straight down the line but a good performer all round.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500ml bottle from Middle Farm, East Sussex. Lots of sediment in the bottle, so you really need to be careful pouring! Hazy brown with a small frothy head. Nice malted barley aroma which is prevalent in the flavour but nicely balanced with hops. Nice smoky notes too. Excellent length with a great lingering flavour. I’ll definitely have this again.
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