2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
An amber-red beer with a huge light orange head - quite dark for a bitter. The aroma is sweet malty with a hint of acidity, while the flavor is acidic malty with light notes of caramel.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle.
Clear orange coloured with a pale yellow head.
Fruity aroma with notes of anise.
Fruity flavour with notes of anise and malts.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. Reddish brown coloured. Apple aroma. Fruity and malty flavour with a slightly dry finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Handpump at the Cross Keys, Knutsford 06/03/2001
A dark red coloured bitter with plenty of malt present right through to the finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: APR 30, 2006 Squashy one, although it was dark, perhaps some tea spots, It was strong but booring, not much foam.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Southampton Beer Festival. Dark ruby, no head, clear. Smoke in the
aroma and taste. Roasted malts dominate.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On handpump from The Alex in Derby on 16th March 2005.
Mid / dark brown colour.
Quite malty, very fruity taste, nice drink this one
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
another brewery naming all their beers after animals...this one was somewhat funny though. mostly toasted malt flavor with a bit of hop flash in the palate of bitterness. easy to drink but uniinteresting.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@GBBF04’. Some slighty dark malt flavours come through in this bitter, slightly nutty, toasty. Citric hops in the finish, and not much else.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask-conditioned @ JDW, Southampton. Red/brown colour. Fruity malt aroma. Thin, refreshing but not much happening.
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