2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Amber in colour with a slight oilyness on top. Sweet vinegar scent. Very smooth on the palate. Hoppy, slightly bitter, very sweet.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
First tasted this at Babbity Bowser, Glasgow in November 1993. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear copper red in colour with a thin white head. Hint of malt in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malt gives a digestive biscuit base with tart redcurrant fruit evident. Dusty hops impart a bitter bite to the aftertaste. Finish is rather weak and watery. Nothing outstanding with this bitter.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ Blackfriar, Glasgow. Clear amber color, short head. Hint of fruit, bitter, malty, velvety smooth.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
On cask @ Blackfriars, Glasgow. Red colored brew. FAint aroma. Mild taste, watery. Thin.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
On cask @ Blackfriars, Glasgow. The aroma is a bit malty. Clear, amber coloured beer with no head. The taste is malty, has a hint of smoke, some hop. very thin body.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ Blackfriars. Amber colour, no head. Aroma of caramel malts. Flavour is watery, caramel malts, some fruits.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A nice easy going unassuming bitter. Reaks of caramel and a slight dried fruit edge. Enjoyable and very creamy. Could do with a nutty overtone and more hops. A plesant sessionable ale consumed on cask at the White Horse in Chelmsford. Not bad.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned @ Humble Plumb, Soton. Copper colour. Very dusty hop flavours and some balanced malt. Not great but quite drinkable and a break from the two overly malty beers I’d had just before.
1.9 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Amber with a small white head. Negligible aroma. Very watery: a little grassiness and some late bitterness. Not very good.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: NOV 3, 2009 1. Cask Handpump at the Sun Inn, Macclesfield 08/05/2004 (As Grays Best Bitter)
Golden coloured and hoppy with some sour fruit aroma. Slightly dry malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Black Swan, Hollins Green 04/06/2009 (As The Black Swan Bitter)
White head. Mid brown coloured and a little hazy in appearance. Sour fruit flavour. A little dryness in a malt finish.
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