3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at The Old Thameside Inn, Southwark, London, Christmas 2004. Dark brown colour, moderate head. Malty and sherry-like aroma. Flavour is nutty, caramel, treacle. Decent. Finish is a bit watery.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Dark chestnut; B.C. "H.". Sweet malts, bread, cacao powder. Nice hops!! Sporting an original flavour of holly leaves - appropriate! Ends wry, nearly tart. Dry-out effect! What is this? In the aftertaste, I get acorn, and yet again bitter cacao powder. Light to medium bodied. Nice beer, as light as it may be.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hand pumped at the former Hogshead (now the Corner House), Birmingham. Reddish, with a creamy head. Quite nicely flavoured, but a little watery. Some nice ginger and spicy pud. Enjoyable, but not enough oooomph.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravity At The Milestone,Ipswich.Mid brown in colour,no head,some sweet malt,light on the fruit,an easy session.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned - handpump - Head Of Steam euston. A mid brown coloured beer with some diacetyl in the sweet malty aroma. The taste has toffee, caramel and butterscotch notes. Quite drinkable.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Im a big fan of this fellow and didnt realise i havnt rated it yet. Cali’s usual style, however slightly sweet in a very nice way, goes down very easily. Going by the name i expected this to be about 6-7% however im not complaining with it being as low as 3.7 as it tastes good.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, Dec 2007. Copper coloured, slightly cloudy, but with a good head. Scents of toffee malts. Carbonated, watery, with lots of sugar present, leaving a sticky mouthfeel. Moderately bitter with a dry end. Hoppy and honey present, but rather disappointingly bland. Served too cold.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Windsor Castle, Notting Hill, 30th Dec 2007. Copper with an off-white head that subsides quickly. Hoppy aroma with a hint of liquorice. Taste has a definite herb character at first, then a good refreshing finish. Palate is a bit weak though. Enjoyable and drinkable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured light brown with a beige head. Mild fruity aroma. Sweet malty cara taste with some light fruits. Dry in the finish. Medium bodied, easy drinking. Ok.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Any first impressions?
-A sheet of foam rests atop the reddish copper.
-Caramel maltiness reigns in an otherwise storyless aroma.
-Leafy hops and fruity caramel sweetness are politely introduced.
-The svelte body is very drinkable, and doesn’t show any thinness.
What if you dig deeper?
-Muscular leafy hop bitterness is smothered by a high caramel tide in the end.
-Competent balance is reached, but watery passages decrease my appreciation.
-Even though it lacked personality and substance, this was a nice pint of bitter.
On cask at the White Hart Inn, Edinburgh.
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