3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Rake Welsh Festival, 1st March 2009. Clear amber. Heavily malty, bit fruity. Bitter at the finish but a bit funky.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On cask at white star, stoke. Pours brown with beige head. Caramel, smooth, finish is a bit too bitter. Nice
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3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 13, 2012 Clear amber-golden colour, mid-sized head. Aroma of blackberries, tropical fruit, bubblegum and Scottish shortbread. Interesting lacework. Light-bodied, shy malty background with some citrusy hops, repeating the fruity character that was already detected in the nose.
Bottle bought at Utobeer Market Stall, Borough Market London Bridge
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(draught) pours a slightly hazy pinkish-ruby colour with a frothy off-white head. aroma of cherries, herbal hops and grass, slightly resinous. flavour is mostly dark chewy malts, with notes of caramel and banana and a light toasted-bitter finish. medium-bodied with soft carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@GWBCF 2011 (small sampler). Amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, mild bitter grassy notes as well as some fruity and floral notes. Flavour is fruits, bitter grassyness as well as some sweet caramel maltyness. Quite pleasantly balanced.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Dean Swift, London. Cloudy, light brown pour with a mild head. Puke on the nose, perhaps dog’s vomit, with light malts and caramel. Lightly sweet flavor, some sugar, more barf. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Light bread and caramel to finish, fair herbal hops and now only modest semi-digested foods. Not altogether pleasant.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ The Bon Accord. Caramel aroma. Medium brown colour. Caramel resin flavour. Smooth. Not bad.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at NWAF 2009. A pale amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a lightly bitter finish. The body is light.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle, bought at the brewery, shared with Allen. Clear amber-golden colour, mid-sized head. Aroma of blackberries, tropical fruit, bubblegum and Scottish shortbread. Interesting lacework. Light-bodied, shy malty background with some citrusy hops, repeating the fruity character that was already detected in the nose.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottled 50cl. Courtesy of Quack-Duck. Tallish head. Caramel, raisin, malt, diacetyl and blackberry in the nose. Malt accented. Medium bodied. Slightly acidic. Candy sugar sneaking in. Great lacework. Malty finish which is reminiscent of raisin. Thanks a lot Quack-Duck!
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
3rd January 2009. BBE September 08. Clear brown beer - no real head. Very standard bitter. Fairly well balanced but unremarkable in every way except for a finish that is over dry.
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