3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, Francis Newton, Wetherspoon Ale Festival, Sheffield, UK. Copper colour, creamy head. Velvety, some nuttiness, very smooth with a sweet hazelnet finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump at the Penny Black JDW, Northwich 29/10/2010
Malt aroma. White head. Bronze coloured smooth on the palate fruity and a little rich with a hint of bitterness in a malt finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) @ The Standing Order, 62-66 George St, Edinburgh, Scotland EH2 2LR.
>Clear medium to dark red brown to amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty - chestnuts, overripped fruit, roasted notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101029]
3.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
JDW Autumn 2010 Fest. Fruity, soft, warm - elements of red wine, almost port like, honey, almonds - dry finish, vanishing into peanut skins and a faint bitterness which returns to linger. Alcohol and plastic. Very nice, though too sweet and jammy up front.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (handpump) at Lord Moon Of The Mall (JDW) on 1 November 2011. Quite handsome dark copper - even, er, chestnut, colour. Lasting beige head. Rather handsome. Some butterscotch on the nose. Slightly nutty flavour with berry fruit too. A twist of bitterness at the end but, overall, fairly low on hops.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Draft at Churchkey. Hazy amber color, scant head. Aroma of caramel, subtle nut. Pretty plain caramel taste, very sweet. Sono d’accordo con Lorenzo, it needs moore complexity.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
This is one fat beer with an aroma reminding me of sweets. It’s very alish in its aftertaste and not really my cup of tea. Nothing wrong with the handycraft however.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading] Deep amber, moderate creamy head. Sweet treacley malt aroma. Taste is dominated by wonderful roasted chestnuts. Lots of hazelnut too. The treacle and sweet malt is still there behind it all, and there’s some green leafy hops too. Just a hint of bitterness, but this is all about the sweet smooth chestnuts. Lovely stuff.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at The Central Bar JDW. Pours dark copper with a light, filmy beige head. Mild malt aroma with caramel, sugar syrup and nuts. Flavor has light to medium sweetness, with decent caramel and bread notes, faint maple, and some modest earthen hops. Light bodied with fine carbonation. The finish is quite dry, a little bready and sweet, with just light bitterness. Very basic character overall but not altogether bad.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Conditioned Handpump Moon On The Square Northampton. A flat looking chestnut coloured beer with a warm nutty aroma featuring some honey sweetness and a real grapey note. There are bizarre boozy liquour notes in the mouth with the same characteristics as the nose. There is typical Italian madness in this. It’s too sweet and dysfunctional.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
From cask at The Turnhouse. Pours clear and golden orange to hazzlenut brown with a small tan head. Aroma is mild fruity and caramelish. Light fruity, malty and caramelish. Vague nutty touch. Sweet and rather subdued bitterness.
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