3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from West Country Ales
Amber....frothy white head...clear...reasonable lacing
Aroma - light aroma of grassy light citrus hops..hint of zest...sweet pale malts...bit of cereal.
Taste - Pale biscuity malt...light grassy spicy hops...hint of citrus... light cereal ...touch of toffee...mellow but pleasant flavour
Palate - soft carb..thin to medium body...light tang on palate. Finish - moderate bitter..biscuit...light grassy hop...rapid..cleans well
Overall - Mellow beer... quite nice but the aroma and flavour is a bit dull and understated...I reckon it would be better cask
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle 50 cl, Westholme Stores, shared with Mats. Pours clear amber with a small off white head. Aroma is malty fruity sweet caramel grassy and soapy. Flavor is very similar to aroma, bitter a bit peppery and tea. Finishes longlived bitter fruity and malty.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
[Bottle, gift from Mum & Dad - cheers!] Deep golden with a slight white head. Rich smooth mouthfeel is very nice going down. Flavour is rathe sweet and syrupy, & the fresh leafy hops need beefing up a bit to balance it. Pleasant enough though.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. Deep golden colour with a small head. Aroma is wood, fruits, some biscuity and caramelly notes. Flavour is rather malty along with some floral, grassy and herbal hoppyness as well. Smooth to drink, and ends in a quite mouthdrying bitterness,.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ Bon Accord. Golden colour, off-white head. Nose is light malty and nutty, fairly smooth. Flavour is smooth malty, creamy, light fruity. Easy drinkable, but no distinctive flavours.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
A - Rye malt
A - medium gold, with thin short lasting head
T - Slightly sweet with little bitter
P - Medium
O - ehh...
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hand pulled at the Shakespeare (Lower Temple), Birmingham. Gold, mit cream head. Plain golden, with a sweet toffee finish and a breath of digestive biscuit. A fresh start, but not much after.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Euston Tap. Pretty alright beer. Malty, some sweet bread, some biscuits, floral bitters. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Sweet finish, bready, doughy. Alright.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Dark golden with a small white head. Aroma of fruit, malt and caramel. Dry malty flavour with strong spicy hops and marmalade notes
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle from Darts Farm (08/2010). Amber-golden colour, mid-sized head. Malty nose. Incredibly smooth malty bidy with hints of vanill and walnut. Good hoppy finish adding a citrusy touch.
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