3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, at Newark Beer Festival, May 2004 as Wissey Valley Busted Flush. Amber colour. A straightforward best bitter with the accent on caramel and fruity malt. Modest earthy hops and bitterness. OK but nothing out of the ordinary.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On cask at the 26th Annual Folk Festival in Ely. A dark reddish-orange colour with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel and flavour of sweet treacle. Thinly masked alcohol. A bit musty and heavy for me.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
bottle at home ...deep amber ... big foam head ... little caramel ... meralic hop ... some fruit ... little caramel.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle conditioned. Dark amber with a small head. Aromas are caramel and honey with light fruitiness and earthy hops. Flavours are caramel malts with tea, sugar and dry, earthy hops. A decent bottled bitter.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Conditioned, at the Maidstone Beer Festival.
Murky, really murky, amber colour. Nice fine, persisting, beige head. Slightly sulphurous nose. Sweet honied flavour, medium bitterness. Despite the pour conditioning this was the best of the 3 beers selected on this round.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Gravity, Maidstone Beer Fest. Lively tangerine fruit flavours. An initial wet finish picks up late with a mild dryness. A decent bitter,
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