2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at The Easington, Banbury. Amber to copper with white head. Sweetish, slightly dark roasted malty ale with just a touch of hop on the periphery. Fairly basic really, but drinkable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) @ JDW - The Moon Under Water, 68-74 Deansgate, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M3 2FN.
Clear medium to dark red amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, molasses, fruity - spicy, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100122]
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask. Clear orangey brown with a dense beige head. Sweet, nutty aroma. Light body, soft mouthfeel, nuts, dried fruit and perhaps a peaty touch. Rather subdued bitterness. Quite pleasant. 220110
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Caledonian Auld Acquaintance. Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Chestnut colour, lasting beige head. Malty aroma and a Cale beer with no diacetyl!! Decent mid brown malty beer. No huge hop. Perhaps this is a Scottish ale? Touch of sting on tip of tongue on finish. Tastes fresh though. Some toffee. It’s fine. Even some attractive toffee malt.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Handpump at the Manchester & County JDW, Manchester 22/01/2010
Fruity aroma. White head. Amber bronze coloured fruity and a little sweet on the palate with a slightly dry malt finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dark-ish amber pint, aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, drinks smooth, with background malt and a fruity hop edge, slightly nutty. Decent enough.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark amber with a small off white head. Fresh hop and fruit aroma, possibly pear. This was also present in the taste, with malt and some bitterness. Didn’t pick up the promised ’sweet nutty chocolate’, however I thought this worked really well and was an improvement on last year’s Ale Lang Syne.
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