4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at the Southampton Arms on 10th November 2011. Amber with thin whitish head and full light lacing. Malt, caramel and grassy hops in aroma. Rich hoppiness lasts to a finish that satisfies before fruitiness returns late on in the aftertaste.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle (3.9% abv), picked up the London-section @Utobeer Market Stalls. Pours a lively bright golden body. Tall, mostely lasting blond head. Fresh hop nose. Apples, grass and faint toasted malts. Taste is hop forward. Solid bitterness, light zesty hop flavor. Restraind semi-dry malt body. Feels full for a 3.9 percenter. Lingering bitterness in a lasting finish. A quaffable all-nighter.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (gravity) @ 28th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2011, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England
Light unclear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, orange peel bitter, bright nuts. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111208]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Fest ’12 as Stiff Upper Lip. Hazy orange gold with no head. This proved to be particularly dry and bitter with a sharp lemon pith type flavour. Not too much depth and a little confused due to the slight lack of conditioning, but still a very decent beer.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
8th December 2011
Cask at Pigs Ear. Very hazy gold beer, tiny white head. Light dry palate. No carbonation. Insipid pale malt - a little raw. Insipid hops. Dry finish. Meh!
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
In bottle. Pours a golden colour with a decent white head. Aroma of pine, pineapple, caramel and yeast. Similar flavours with a nice fruity, yeasty finish. Mildly bitter and quite tasty.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
bottle at home ... amber ... thin white head ... soft floral hop ... light orange nose ... soft light juicy fruits ... soft easy ... floral fruits ...
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On gravity at the brewery open day. Now named Stiff Upper Lip and 3.9%. Clear gold and crisp, with a big biscuity body well balanced by dry-bitter citrussy hops.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at The London Brewers Showcase 2011. Pours clear, pure gold with a foamy, white head. Pleasant bready aroma, slight citrus zest. Lightly sweet flavor, tons of bread, biscuits, sticks and wood, mild bitterness, some leaves, hay and straw. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly dry finish, some toast, straw and hay, light sweetness. Extremely decent beer.
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