4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: NOV 25, 2011 1) Cask handpull, The Stable Bar, Monsal Head Hotel, Monsal Head, Derbyshire. Resolving straw thick and milky with condition. Delicate lemony, wood sap, fresh hop aroma like the sticky dried hopcone Octo just found in the hedgerow, but with fresh lychee hints as the head subsides. Deep stewed spicy hop tea flavour with a lingering smoked creaminess. Hints of celery and bacon. Complex malt and hops, perfectly dovetailed. Beautiful. 848416=4.
2) Hand-pulled by myself, Wolvey village hall, Wolvey- the afternoon after my wedding reception. And at least a gallon the night before. Different beer to in Derbyshire..even better. Aroma of pineapple jelly and cream, satsumas, lightly mouldy, grapefuit and lemonade. Pungent, resinous, almost shocking marmalade and tonic bitterness softening into satsuma and rich tea biscuit. Utterly brilliant pale gold soaked with condition and lace. Packed with hops and malt, character and sessionabilty. For me everything that’s pure, sociable and beautiful about English beer compressed into a pint glass. Got me through the most stressful and emotional 15mins of my life- my groom’s speech. Cheers Buxton.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Delicious refreshing hoppy citrus aroma and flavour. Lovely stuff and a low abv
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at The Grove, Huddersfield. It pours straw yellow, with a thick white head. The nose is mango, peach, straw and pine. The taste is zesty lemon, soap, peach, grapefruit, straw, pine, resin and grass, with a bitter-dry finish. Light body and soft carbonation. A full flavour low ABV ale.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
50cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Slightly hazy pale golden colour, white head. Aroma of loads of citrus, grapefruits, grapes, lime, but also a bit of the famous "Burton snatch" in there (something eggy/sulphur). Flavour is light sweet, lots of sharp citrus, grapefruit bitterness, lime, lemon, hint of floral sweetness, rather bitter drying finish. When the beer warms up some grainy flavours emerge. Light bodied, but never watery. Very nice summer beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 13/20
Half Pint at Reading Beer Festival 2012. Light, citrus and fresh aroma. Tastes of citrus and a little more, light and fruity. Golden, with almost no head.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A - citrus and floral
A - golden with lacy head
T - light sweet full bitter
P -mid and soft
O - good
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasting@De Molen
Bit hazy pale beer, white head. Hoppy aroma and taste, not very fruity. Ok body for a 3.6% beer. Very dry and bitter. Tasty for a low-alcohol beer. Bit low on body of course and bit too dry/bitter for my taste.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at monthly tasting @ de Molen, hosted by dEnk. Clear golden pour, huge foamy white head. Aroma of hops, fruity, citrus, air freshner. Flavor is quite bitter, light and well drinkable.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle at Evening Star Brighton. Clear pale gold with thick lasting white head. Fresh hoppy aroma. Light tangerine aroma. Yep lovely tasty zesty zippy bright golden ale with plenty of hops. I bet on cask in good nick this would be outstanding. Still pretty damn good
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Yellow haze and a bubbly, rocky head. Fresh hoppy, grass and fresh yeast. Light body, but at such a low abv this is expected and actually fairly rich. Refreshing. Very dry but pretty flavourful. Nice. (At the De Molen tasting)
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma is big fruity hops, slight malt note. Flavour is huge hop, very dry and fruity. Very nice.
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