3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Copper with a thick, lasting, frothy, lacy, creamy off-white head. Smells of caramel, malt, hops, and a citrus freshness. Medium frothy creamy body. Tastes of hops, caramel, malt and orange citrus. Nice and easy to drink.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Craft Islington, 12th April 2013. Good flavourful bitter, drinkable and tasty, good malty, doughy flavours, not bad
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at CBC Islington - London. Pours clear, amber-gold with a fine, frothy white head. Some lightly toasted, doughy bread in the nose. Light to medium sweet flavor, further lightly doughy, lightly toasted brown bread, mild ripe orange, some leafy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Very good condition. Balanced finish, simple but tasty, lingering doughy brown bread sweetness, low bitterness. Good.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On gravity at the London Drinker beer festival 6/3/2013. Deep, ruddy amber with a slight, off-white head. Toasty malts, caramel doughy sweetness and some leafy hops, before a decent bitter finish. Enjoyable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at The Craft Beer Co. Islington, London. Copper with white head. Sweet malty beer, bready, baked malts with a hint of tin. Earthy a hint of fungus. A slightly strange one.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(cask) Amber to brown colour, clear, small fizzy white head with fair lacing. Moderate maltiness, mainly toasted and nutty. Light herbal and resin hoppy notes. Light nitterness, short finish. Light body, a little watery, with soft carbonation. Subtle, not especially remarkable or unique, but certainly not bad either.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell on 30th January 2013. Copper with thin off-white head and spots of lacing. Fruity aroma with berries. Spice, raspberry fruit and smoke hit the palate in-mouth while tangy citrus is present in the background. Smoky kick before a somewhat bitter finish with citric tang. There is masses going on in this ale. Light mouthfeel and body.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask handpull at Craft Islington. Mid brown clear lasting thin beige head. Its a brown bitter. Some dry malt flavour some vague hop sting on finish. Nothing unique about this beer.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
gravity at Microbar, Mcr. Burnt caramel and sweet strawberry aroma, yeasty barnyard flavours. smoky notes. Unusual.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned handpump Old Bank Northampton 15/01/13. A dark brown coloured beer with a tightish whitish head and lace. Very malty and nutty. A fruity and creamy aroma. Sweet and a little chewy in the mouth. The sweet fruitiness is a little odd but there’s good character. A bit of tartness too. Reasonable
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