4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
LIVE RATING: Cask at the Jolly Butchers, London on 13th February 2011. Hazy gold with thin white head giving full initial lacing. Pleasant grassy hop scents initially. Exquisite burst of grass, fine grapefruit and cigar to bonfire smoke in-mouth and a delicious aftertaste of grassy bitterness. This beer is fantastic! If you see it go for it!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Brodies Bunny Basher Festival, King William IV, 1st May 2011. Clear yellow. Hoppy nose. Grainy pilsner-esque taste combined with a grassy fresh hop presence.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
RBESG 2011 day 1 at the King William ... .. golden amber ... thin white head ... soft passion fruit nose ... big zezty fruit pine ... light lemon
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@the Bodega, Newcastle upon Tyne. Golden looks with a medium creamy white head. Promising nose packed full of fragrant hop and citrus, as was the gently sweet flavour which showed off the chinook to great effect. Very drinkable with decent body and a very tidy bitter finish. Well worth a look.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
RBESG August 2011, King William IV. Cloudy orange with a small white head. Hoppy aroma of citrus and peach. Dry and fruity flavour with citrus hops and a good bitterness
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Gold, faint haze, Lacy head, peach, lemon and a little antiseptic on nose, initially fruity yet bitter, with a faint hint of boiled cabbage. Dry bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
[cask at the King William IV, Leyton] Amber ale with a thin head. Nice and citrusy nose, and on the taste too. Pretty refreshing. The finish is long and dry, but not too sharp. Decent, hoppy beer [20092011]
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (William IV, RBESG2011 Saturday)
Super peachy aroma. Fruity body, nice sweet malts too. Good balance. Sweet and smooth - so fruity. Nice hoppy bitter.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ King William IV, London. RBESG 2011. Pours cloudy golden with a small off white head. Floral and fruity. Exotic and hoppy. Dry and smooth.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (RBESG 2011, London) at King William IV. Clear yellow - white head. Citrus, flowery, ok malty, fruity, hay, straw, toasted notes, ok bitterness, light herbal notes, ok bitterness.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Cask at Old Fountain, Old Street, London, 19 July 2011) Pale amber colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with notes of grapefruit, citrus peel and pine needles. Fruity, hoppy taste with grapefruit, orange peel, lychee and hints of pine needles. Generous citric bitterness in the finish. Medium body, fairly dry. Impressive hop presence. Very nice beer.
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