2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Cask conditioned handpump Eastgate Northampton A copper coloured beer with a thick white head and lacing. The aroma is nothingness mixed with a bit of biscuit. Dishwater notes in the mouth with yeast and biscuit. No hop notes at all. Not good
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted this in The Esquire House, Glasgow (JDW) in November 2009. Cask, handpump dispense. Crystal clear pale tawny in colour with a thin creamy white head. Fruity redcurrants evident in the short aroma. Sparkling mineral notes in the mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts deliver robust flavours of maltloaf with tart redcurrants and elder berry. Spicy hops give a pleasant dryness with dusty wood notes in the short aftertaste. Woody oak cask flavours come through in the dry finish. A decent ESB style beer and recommended.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Amber colour, frothy head. Hoppy nose, slightly herbal and orangey. Some fruity yeast, caramelly finish with medium bitterness. Ai hint of nuts. Slightly harsh and papery. Somehow flat texture.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask @ Society Room, JDW. Dark copper colour, off-white head. Aroma is light malty and little fruits .Falvour is minerals, earthy. A bit harsh. Dry finish. This is not good.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Half, cask at Angel (JDW). Cloudy amber body. Ring of bubbles to the rim. Fragile lacing. Mild aroma of resinous hops. Malt-leafy taste with hints of citrus. Bittering malts to the ending. Accepted (London, 20.03.2011).
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Angel, JDW. Clearish copper-gold with a nice, foamy white head. Aroma of grass and plastic, with hints of faint dough. Light sugars in the flavor, artificial bread, more plastic, some saltiness, mild herbal bitterness. Light to medium in body with average carbonation. Dry finish, a bit more sugar, nothing too pleasant. Just drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (Giddy Bridge JDW, Southampton) - Copper coloured. Fruity and slightly hoppy aroma with dried apricot featuring. Fruity, malty and slightly hoppy taste with notes of apricot and caramel detected.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Standard malty nose but a disturbing rubbery flavour here. Hints of mellow bitterness. Some dark fruits too. Mildly unsettling.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at The Green Lion Inn, Malmö
Light amber color, small creamy head. Light aroma, yeasty, moldy, apple skins. Light malt flavor, again with some yeast and apples skin. The final therefore has a little astringency too. This is a Golden Ale suffering from a fermentation or cellaring mess.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Handpump at the Benjamin Huntsman JDW, Sheffield 14/11/2009
Malt and hop aromas. White head. Golden amber coloured and a little hazy in appearance. Strong in alcohol and floral. A hint of dryness in a very bitter full malt finish.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
A Mes rate. Cask at Baker Street ’Sporks.
Yet another beer Spooned to death by useless staff at the Metropolitan. Amber coloured with a vaguely visible white collar. Pondwater, bread (lots of it) and erm... Nope, that’s it. Do people really want to drink something this bland?
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