3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hand pulled in the Wellington, Birmingham. Nice, toasty brown, with a friendly beige froth head. The overriding thing that I liked about this beer was the balance. Crisp, with an immediate bite, but a long lasting lfavour through the finish. Bits of sweet cereal, blended with nuts and a smidge of metal. Good stuff and probably one of my preferred Alts, although as Chris says below, I’m not sure how it compares to bottled 6% stuff??
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: OCT 5, 2007 Cask at Wetherspoons, Ashford, Kent. Amber brown colour. Off white lasting head, fruity malt on nose with some resiny hops. Slightly creamy in mouth, malty caramel and bitter dry finish which is slightly spicy. I liked it 3.9/5.0
Re-rate - a little soapy, but still very drinkable
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
30 cl bottle at Amsterdamertje, Göteborg, Sweden.
On February 23, 2009
BB Aug 2009
Clear copper color, white head. Nettle and malty sweet scent. Sweet, caramel, sugary, black currant leaves taste. Medium mouthfeel, medium bitterness.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Appearance: Slightly cloudy brown. Slightly red. Bit of white head.
Aroma: Caramel and malt. Slightly burnt.
Taste: Nice malt, nutty. Good aftertaste
Info: 300ml bottle, 9/1-2009, 210/500
3.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
good aroma of roasted malt, brown body with little frothy head, taste is incredible moderate bitter and the end is pure aroma in my mouth, Fortunately there are a good alttbier brewed in The Netherlands
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Brown and very malty with a medium body. Poured with a small had. A straightforward and pleasant example of this style.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask @ Giddy Bridge (JDW), Soton. Light fruity caramel aromas. Clean and malty with a refreshing bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Golden red color, medium white head. Sweetish aroma, but stronger malt flavor with some caramel. Bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Crosse Keys (4.8%): Copper in colour with a large lasting beige head. Brilliant fresh malty aroma. Nutty, with a touch of caramel. Very well balanced. Almost some floral/grassy hop notes there. Medium bodied, Not bad!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Copper coloured with a sparse head. Limited aroma. Reasonably malty. Dryish palate. Clean and fresh. Smooth, lightweight mouthfeel. Bittersweet overall impression. Although the individual elements don’t amount to much, I thought this was a pretty good drinking beer. Slipped down easily. Putting it on cask is an interesting experiment, and becoming a bit of a Wetherspoons tradition. 4.8% in this version, so its borderline whether this should be regarded as a separate beer. Cask (handpump), Shakespeare’s Head (JDW), Holborn, London.
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