2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, The Crown, Nuneaton. Ruby with beige halo. Butter and vinegar aroma. Hint of apple fruit, caramel, mild-like wispy smoke and chocolate. Dark vinous fruit struggling to escape. Not a beer to quicken the pulse. Tired and very dull at the ABV.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
June, 2008 Old Cottage Tavern, Burton A sweetish malt with few hops. A stronger version of Oak Ale. OK.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask beer, no sparkler, The Grove Huddersfield, 29.06.07
Lightly fruity (prune and cherry), light malt and light bitter nose. Cloudy appearnace, amber colour with white frothy head totally gone in 5 mins. Moderately bitter with slight sweetness. Palate slightly watery but with some sl alcohol in finish. Pleasant beer, slips down easy for 5.3 - good finish of sweet prunes and a bit of bitterness to stop it being too cloying.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Derby BF 2006. Amber with no head. In the scent these is a lot of toffee, spices and maybe some ginger. In the mouth, mainly apples. Watery, very flat and slightly bitter.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Don’t remember this one, and notes are hard to read! Derby Beer Festival, Cask. Chestnut colour, very small head, off white. Nose is hoppy, malty. Vinegar, cider apples. Appley taste, watery, slightly sweet.
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