3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus, light lime. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120113]
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
From cask at The Hengler’s Circus. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is light toasted malt. Light hops fruity. Mild butterish, bitter, grassy and towards herbal hoppy. Dry, light toasted malt base and classic UK hops herbal/bitterness. Ends dry and bitter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@GBBF2012. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, mild wooden notes along with some toffee and mild zesty and nutty notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, caramelly, citrusy and also has some slight grassy and wooden notes to it.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
cask at Sorder ... golden ambefr .. creamy white head ... soft dry toffee malt nose ... soft fruits ... light creamy lemon ... dull peach fruits ...
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask handpull at Baker Street Spoons. I cant believe I am the First rater if so many of these beers. Clear gold thin white head. Its a tasty enough interesting golden ale with some hops some fullness. Just pulled through so its fresh on. Its got some good stingy sherbert hop on the finish. Very drinkable. I like Butcombe beers and this one is thr same
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned at The Royal Sun, Begbroke, Oxon. Amber to gold with white head. There was a lovely condition about this, fresh, bitter, nice and refreshing, dry right through to the close and quite full. Really liked this one.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottled 07/07/12. A golden beer with an off-white pool of head. A bit fusty farty in the nose with background orangey hops. A bit more citrus in the mouth but also some buttery malt a la German lager. It’s drinkable enough but should be better.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, Oadby. Golden amber with an off white foam. Aromas are stewed apple with mellow lemon and dusty yeast. Woody with apricot and base caramelmmalts. Flavours are dry biscuit with bittersweet lemon and spritzy yeast. Dry with a light fruity bitterness to finish. Not bad.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at The Harp, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, foamy white head. Light toast aroma, some fruits. Medium sweet flavor, and quite a rather fruity bitter. Light grains, grapes, and melon. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with some juicy, citrus bitters, some bready malts. Very nice.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle from Greendale Farm. Clear deep golden colour, creamy head. Lovely Hop aroma, grassy, resiny and citrusy. These Hop characteristics also dominate the flavour, over a solid malt body with a shy touch of caramel.
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