3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
500ml bottle in an English pint. Pours copper with a fluffy, cream-colored head. Aroma of light malts and fruit plus some light grassy/floral hops. Flavor about the same, but nothing special. Average texture. Was hoping for something better.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: FEB 10, 2012 Bottle in Worchester, England. Amber colour with an off white haed. Moderate sweet aroma with a nice hoppy note. An refreshing and fine flavour. Moderate caramel and a nice hoppy flavor
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Little bit of yeast or wheat on the nose, witha smell that might be a citrus coming through. Resounding smell is sweet malts and earthy characters, though. Litte floral note, too, perhaps. Tastes of sweet malt up front, with a nice bitter, dry finish. light sweetness. Farily floral hop and dry roast dominates most of the taste, but the taste is balanced. There is a nice wheat taste in there, too, like a full, bready or starchy taste. Overall blend of the beer is earthy and quite nice, if a little ’’safe’’. Sits nice in the mouth and doesn’t bully it’s way down the throat.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Appealing aroma, with light spices, pine, faint citrus (orange), a slight amount of diacetyl and a hint of mustiness. Fine-bubbled, creamy head atop a hazy orange-red color and having some intricate, delicate lacing. British hop flavors dominate the start, with their floral, spicy, pine character, then some yeasty esters and toasted, bready malt. Finish is hop-accented along with the aftertaste. Light bodied and with a creamily effervescent, bitter mouthfeel.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Herbal notes, Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, fruits, soap, caramel and hops.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
50cl. bottle from a supermarket in Swansea. It pours a cloudy amber-copper liquid with a medium-high bubbly consistent lasting but diminishing beige head that leaves some lacing. The aroma is sweet malty, with caramel hints along with floral hops and a little wheat. Very light licorice can also be smelled. It tastes likewise, with a little more wheat character; very nice. It is medium sweet, low sour and low-medium bitter. In the mouth it feels very pleasant, mild but lively carbonated, tiny bubbled, smooth and oily, with a medium body and a bitter-sweet dry finish, with an aftertaste of caramel, wheat, a little citron and licorice, and herbs. A little spicy notes are there too. A very refreshing and nice session beer with a good presentation (label, bottle and crown cap are quite nice).
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
UPDATED: OCT 7, 2011 Pours a murky brown/orange with a thin head. Feint malty aroma. Taste is bitter malt with hops. This ale is cleaner and crisper than most with some carbonation. Overall it’s bitter and not quite sweet enough for me but I can see why some would like it. Indeed it’s popular in the borders of England especially.
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