1.7 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Cask in Bristol at Highbury Vaults, no aroma, looks fine, dull and mutted flavour very bland and boring. Not worth drinking
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
First tasted this at the Paisley Beer Festival in May 1995. Cask, gravity dispense. Clear pale amber in colour with a thin white head which vanished. Aromatic floral hops in the long nose. Thin resiny mouthfeel and no lacing. Pale malts give subtle citrus flavour with orange, lemon and grapefruit noted. Spicy hop resins compliment the malt well in the short aftertaste. Finish is light and floral with dry hopped notes and sweet blood orange. Does not taste like a strong golden ale, more like a 4.5% - so extremely deceptive, you have been warned!
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 9/20
3rd February 2011
Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Loads of beers shared with ChrisO and Harrisoni - Cheers! Pale gold beer. Light dry palate - very dry! Bubblegum sweetness. Touch of citrus hop. Over dry and a little messy.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity hoppy and slight yeasty. Flat malty and light hops fruity. Bitter and fruity into a dry bitter finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
@ Raven, Bath. Golden and hazy. Some caramel, light herbal aroma Pear accent, light citrus and spice. Mild pale malts. Strong, but without much sense of fun.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at Minehead Beer Fest ’10. Orange with no head. Sweet with an orange note being quite fruity, it was like drinking Tizer. Not a great deal of depth. Not really for me.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ The Raven, Bath (coastal beer festival). Bright gold with scant head. Aroma is like a pale bock with intense pale malts that are nutty, grainy, and solid. Sturdy, medium body and strength. Really nice.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, Railwaymans Arms, Bridgnorth. Strong golden ale witha fruity flavour and immediately warming on the throat. Crisp apple predominates and, in comparison to the review from Downender, I found it to be quite alcoholic, yet not overpowering. A reasonably rare sight and a good strong beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Bon Accord, Glasgow. Clear dark yellow / golden colour, small off-white head. Grassy hops and spices in the aroma. Flavour of pleasant pineapple hops along with sweet malts. A bit too sweet, but a nice bitter dry finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 20/5/08. Amber coloured with a slight, off-white head. Caramel and earthy hop aroma. Sweetish flavour with some toffee and a short bitter finish. As mentioned below, the most prominent thing about this beer was the lack of alcohol, not just in terms of strength, but also impact on flavour and aroma. Certainly not worth drinking in comparison to the 4% beers I tried the same evening.
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