2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Hazy caramel looking hue covered by a small white film. Yogurty, lactic nose with an unexpected orangey citric character. Also pretty citric in mouth where not much else happens. Non-descript biscuity malts are faint and the finish is barely leafy. A far way from greatness and tough to finish. Medium-bodied, soft carbonation.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask in Blackfriars, old rating. Aroma is buttery and biscuioty, grassy bittering hop. Taste is similar, not well balanced at all and not very appealing.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at The Lion Tavern, Liverpool. Gold brown with white head. Reasonable light session type bitter drunk in a beautiful pub. The package is great. Malty, biscuity with restrained hop. Pretty good.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is really sour, some fruits and earth. Flavour is earth, slightly sour earth and much wood.
2.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask, GBBF 07. Slightly cloudy goldy copper with a thin white head. Nose is slightly sweet, some hop and wood. Mouth is light and watery. Some burnt and hop tones. Very little palate, slightly dry. Meh.
1.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask/gravity at Ipswich Beer Festival 23 Sep 06. Golden coloured. No head. Faint fruity aroma. Rather uninteresting flavour. Some bitterness in the finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: OCT 30, 2006 1. Cask Handpump at the Anglers Arms, Haverthwaite 16/09/2006
Floral aroma. Golden coloured and hoppy with some dryness and plenty of malt in a crisp finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Marble Arch Inn, Manchester 18/10/2006
Fruit aroma. Golden coloured fruity and hoppy with some bitterness in a crisp dry finish.
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