2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Salutation Inn, Nottingham, England.
Clear amber colour with small frothy off-white head.
Very mild bitter aroma. Mild bitter hops with some minty twist in flavour.
Thin and very easy.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask conditioned handpump Malt Shovel Northampton. A copper coloured beer with a good white head and lace. A hint of diacetyl in the otherwise sweet aroma. A sweet malty taste with husky cereal notes. Quite chewy. Not mad keen on this.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tasted at Chelmsford beer festival 08. Dry hoppy nose with long caramel finish. Nice beer, would try it again
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at the Bell, Nottingham. This deep gold beer has a nice bready aroma and flavour but was rather bland and made little impression.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Copper, lasting beige head. Actually decent session bitter. Little bit of toffee, some decent hop on end. Fine.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A Mes rate:
Wow! A lot better than I was expecting. Or maybe I am more drunk than I think I am and this beer has just become my best friend. Darkish amber, lots of malt, fairly straight forward but just very good at what it does. Really enjoyed this.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, Gravity at the oepning of Merton playground Sat 21st October 2006. Traditional in colour and also traditional in style. Poured amber in colour, with very little head. This beer was a very decent session bitter, nice bitter bite, good hop charactistics, little bit fruity and dry, nothing fancy just a very decent, dependable lower abv beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
[Cask at GBBF] Sweetish with some resiny hops and lightly raisiny malt character. Light bodied with light sparkling mouthfeel and notes of grass. An easy going pleasant mild with medium bitterness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Conditioned at Ye Olde Dolphin, Derby. Amber to gold colour with bubbly head. Archtypal session bitter, dry , hoppy bitter finish, straightforward and honest to goodness. I could probably spend long nights on this.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Regulation amber colour. A dry, slighty malty bitter. On the sharp side and a touch thin. A acceptable session bitter. Cask (gravity dispense), Battersea Beer Festival 2005.
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