2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20500ml bottle as Marks & Spencer Organic Ale, purchased at a M&S store in Edinburgh. Golden brown body. Fast fading white head. Smooth smell of dried fruits and caramel malts. Some sweet marmalade in flavour with weak bitter ending. Foamy and quite fizzy in the mouth. Medium bodied [I finally managed to establish the identity of this one, which I consumed at our hotel room in Edinburgh,15.11.2008].
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle from Tesco, Ayr - clear golden straw, medium white head, sweet malty aroma, caramel, honey, fruity, floral, sweet, oily texture
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Honey nute in taste, bitter palate. White foam, medium thick, stays for 3 minutes. Dark-golden colour. Not a bad beer.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Aroma: Honey and unripe tropical fruit notes. Subtle hint of sauvignon blanc.
Appearance: Clear golden body with a huge white head that slowly fades. Light carbonation. Nice sticky lacing.
Taste: The fruity flavours are verging on sour. Quite tangy. Noticeable boozy taste for its 6% ABV.
Palate: Medium body with a dry, mouth-puckering mouthfeel. Gentle carbonation fizz.
Overall: Average at best. No uniqueness of flavour. In a word: dull.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle@home (0,5l) Broker white head, shrinking but stays. Color copper. Aroma malt, hops, floral. Taste hops, malt, some bitter, CO2. Palate silken, some bitter, lasting. Overall worth trying
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Orange with thin white head. Very thin in every respect. Thin aroma, thin flavour. Light malt and light hops. Light bitter finish and a tangy after.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle from Tesco
Dark amber...frothy white head..clear.....reasonable lacing
Aroma - rich golden malts...lots of sweetish malts...honey..bit of dough...slight buttery light caramel...slight hint of hops
Taste - Lots of golden malts...some light fruits...alcohol noticeable...honey....background of light earthy bitter hops...slight buttery caramel.....not fond of the malts at all here
Palate - soft carb....medium body..oily texture. Finish as main flavour...cloying sweet golden malts..honey...alcohol...bit metallic.
Overall - Cloying sweet malts...not much hops....alcohol noticeable......did not enjoy this...not my cup of tea
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
AROMA: bread, hay, barnyard, dough
APPEARANCE: golden, clear, head frothy white then quickly minimal
TASTE: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, not balanced well
PALATE: medium body, sticky, lively, long mildly bitter aftertaste
OVERALL: not bad, but the sweetness does not match well with the bitterness, refreshing at first, but with a lingering sweet sticky taste.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Golden pour with a white head. Pear and pineapple aroma. Fruity nose. Fruity-hop kick. Pear and yellow melon flavour. Crisp, fruity finish. Quite nice.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Tesco Danestone in Aberdeen. It pours clear golden yellow with a medium foamy white head and low to moderate carbonation. The nose is sweet malt, straw, hay and a hint of citrus. The taste is hay, straw, honey, pine, sweet malt, biscuit, citrus, white sugar and a little alcohol warmth, with a sweet malt finish. Ok, but unexciting.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Tesco. Hoppy aroma, cloudy golden yellow brown colour. Flavour is sugary sweet with a citrus aftertaste. Not bad.
|
