3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Big amarillo nose. Lovely juicy aroma. Malt generally overwhelmed by big dose of hops, which ensure a long bitter finish. Lovely.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On cask at Bignall End Cricket Club. Fruity, light golden ale. A bit too sweet but a perfectly good beer for it’s style.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at The Townhouse Pub’s 10th Annual Beer Festival, Ely. A golden ale with a fair white head. Aroma of toffee and caramel. Tastes quite sweet with malt, toffee, caramel, candy sugar and barley flavours. A little resinous with a fruity hop linger.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask at Blackfriars. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head, leaving a nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is mild fruity. Crisp hoppy, fruity and mild toasted malt flavoured. Smooth bitter and toasted finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask gravity at The Bell Inn, Ivychurch, Kent. Dark gold, some haze, lasting thin white head. Earthy hop aroma, bit young in mouth. Good beer though, drinkable. Good stinging finish.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Certainly hoppy. Citric, orange peel aroma. Biscuity backing to body. Dry finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, Derby Fest 10. Golden with a thin head. Aromas are grain, peach and grapefruit. Floral and grassy with some apple. Flavours are sweet jammy citrus with nutty, fruity hops. Biscuit malts with a spicy and dry finish. Refreshing.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (handpump) at the Great British Beer Festival Day 2, August 2009. Gold. Some light hop. Some citrus. Nothing wrong with it but not too interesting. At a festival awash with similar beers, this one was fairly middle-of-the road. More evolution (in the hoppy direction) required.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at GBBF 2009, 5th August 09. Yellow gold with a little bit of white head. Quite honeyed nose. Citrus on the tongue and lingering in the aftertaste. Light, drinkable palate.A passable golden ale.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity citrus hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweetish malty fruity citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity citrus hoppy finish with some hints of caramel in the aftertaste.
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