3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 2nd October 2010. Copper with a white head and some lacing. Richly bitter. Maltiness in-mouth, sooty bitterness lasting to a satisfying lengthy finish. Engaging, textured mouthfeel. Excellent.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask. The Old Coffee House, London. Amber colour. Malty, toffee, nuts, fruit. Sweetness balanced with some hop bitterness. Nice!
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the Alma, London, Oktoberfest Beer Festival. Pours a clear, amber-red with a foamy, off-white head. Holds a hoppy aroma, a little soapy, with some interesting, divergent malts. Nice flavor, lightly sweet, with caramel and a dynamic hop profile. Medium in body with average carbonation and a very smooth mouthfeel. Finishes bitter with light breadiness and earthiness. Interesting.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (William IV, Leyton, Brodies Christmas Cracker 2009)
Chocolate cake! Massive sweet body. Very cakey palate. Perhaps too sweet and a little less than fresh, but this is so choc full of positive tastes. Finish alas has a slightly salty metallic tin. or zinc twang on the teeth. So massively cakey, it may be sweet, but it’s fun!
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@King William IV, London. Beautiful coppery amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruits, wood, earth and mild resiny notes. Flavour is sweet wood, sweet malts, mild syrupy and fruity notes.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
4th September 2010. Brodies Beer Fest at their Brewpub - King William IV in Leyton.
Clear amber brown beer with a tiny white head. Light semi crisp and semi dry palate. Fresh dark toffee malt with a nice counterbalance of some dark orange hops. Very drinkable autumnal bitter.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) at the William IV, Leyton, November 2009. Dark amber/copper. Slightly biscuity malt on the nose. Malt is more fruity on the palate with some earthy hops. Moderate bitterness. Decent balance.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at The Old Coffee House, Soho. Copper with a frothy head. Fruity and slightly earthy hop nose, medium bitterness. Nice
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask at William IV. Pours clear and golden deep orange with a small white head. Aroma is roasted malt and spiced. Thick malty, alcohol and bread. Spiced too. Dark malty and roasted finish, light spiced touch.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium amber color with a large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, nutty - keller mold - leather, moderate hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100101]
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