3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (William IV, RBESG2011 Saturday)
Quite stodgy bitter aroma. Fuller in the mouth, cleaner and more distinct nutty and husky components. Woody finish, pretty solid. Nicely dry and very well attenuated. A touch of mushroom too just once or twice. but good nonetheless.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at William IV, London, during RBESG 2011. Clear amber pour with a mild, bubble head. Has a bit of wood and toast in the nose. Light sweet flavor, more wood and toast, and some dry, leafy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Modest dry finish, more leaves, light sugar.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ King William IV, London. RBESG 2011. Pours clear amber with a small off white head. Bread, peach, grain and grass. Dry and bitter. Smooth. A bit of diacetyl.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Cask, Pub & Kitchen, London. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a lightly bitter finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (RBESG 2011, London) at King William IV. Clear red/brown - offwhite head. Raisins, dried fruits, high malty, sweetness, hashish, forrest, ok bitterness, zesty.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ CPK on 10th August 2011. Dark, clear copper with thick offwhite foam and full lacing. Sweet, malty aroma. Main taste grain and also vinous, as per a white wine. Large gulps bring a citric taste. Bitter sweet finish, but the bitterness increases. Grainy texture.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at The Old Fountain. Light chestnut with a lasting foamy-frothy beige head. Not much aroma - leafy, mild caramel, nothing much more. Taste is actually a bit roasty .. not very sweet, more dryly bitter than anything. Astringent, still mouthfeel, quick dry mildly bitter aftertaste. Ehhhh ... A bit like sour dishwater by the finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@King William IV, London. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is malty, fruity, wooden, earthy and also a bit candy and mild toasted notes. Flavour is fruits, wood, some floral notes as well as some mild wooden and herbal notes. Pleasantly balanced. Mild floral bitterness in the aftertaste.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask. Pours clear and golden deep amber to brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and breadish. Bitter, dark roasted and breadish malty. Bitter, dry and dark malty finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On cask at William IV. Clear chestnut colour. Thin bubbly beige. Its a bitter beer with good brown malt flavour. Its not bad. A bit of hedgerow. Not great condition.
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