3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
cask at guildford ... copper ... thin white lacing .... dry woody toffee nose ... light dry hop ... soft woody fruits ...ok
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
From cask Guildford Arms. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is fruity, peachy and grapefruity. Crisp hoppy, slight citrusy. Bitter and dry hoppy into a crisp yet dry finish.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Old Oak Inn, Horsely Woodhouse, 15-08-08 Pours mid amber with a nice fruity, appley taste? Some sweet sherbert subtle fruity aroma, soft maltiness, fine beer.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask (gravity dispense), Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. Copper dolour. Dominated by dull, dry malt. Rather lifeless mouthfeel. Hops down come through too strongly. I thought the condition was suspect but others found this beer fine, so I don’t know. Didn’t think much of it anyway.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpull) Old Oak, Horsley Woodhouse. Another offering at the Leadmill-owned Oak from its sister brewery, Bottle Brook. A decent enough bitter, a light touch compared to Deep Well, some good citric malts and a slightly dry finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask Handpump at The Wellington, Birmingham. Amber with a short, foamy head. Slightly roasted bitter hops in the scent, fruity aromas in the mouth, particularly lemons. Thick on the palate.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned - gravity dispense - Reading BF. A light amber coloured beer. The aroma is slightly fruity and noticeably dry. The taste is pleasant with fruits and a little smoky malt.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Conditioned at Reading BF 2006. Amber coloured. Fruity and biscuit flavour. Sweet and with perhaps a touch of smoke.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Amber with no head. Quite grasssy lemon aroma. Quite refreshing. Good ginger/ herb/ lemon hop on the finish
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask @ Reading 06: Amber in colour. Earthy, woody hops. Almost a little chemical, with strange band-aid notes. Not good.
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