3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring. A typical looking European lager, straw in colour with a fast fading white head leaving some light carbonation; however the nose and taste reveals lemony citrus flavours that make this very palatable. A good attempt at "real lager".
1.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 6/20
Bottled. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of butter and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of butter and malt. Thanks yespr for sharing.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Draught at Isis Farmhouse, Oxford, England.
Very pale golden colour with small white head.
Weak, almost no aroma.
Flavour is grain and mild grassy hops.
This is somewhat watered down. 5% version is much tastier.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Yespr’s - Thanks. Clear yellow - white head. Zesty, light hoppy, light malty, freshness, light bitterness, cirtus, hay, straw notes. OK.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottled. Golden coloured. Unclear. Small off white head. ARoma of bread, sweetness and light herbs. Flavour of bread, sweetness and ripe fruits. thin bodied. fruity end.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
@yespr tasting. thanks a lot.
clear yellow , smooth white head.
sort of sweetish flowery aroma.
flavor is flowery, hoppy, faint sour socks. otherwise nice.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Slight butterish and malty. Bitter and slight toasted malty. Vague breadish and dry finish.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a clear golden with a rough white head. Sweet buttery nose. Light body, sweet malts with a cardboard touch. Subdued bitterness. 050111
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
A bit sweet for me but quite tasty with plenty of character from the yeast in there. The hops are relaxed and lightly fragrant though add little or no bitterness. Mellow maltiness is the dominant flavour here.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle @ pre-GBBF shindig, August 2009. Always interesting to see a British brewer try something different and a microbrewery making only genuine lagers is certainly that. I’d heard good things about Cotswold but I didn’t find this too impressive. The clear gold appearance was just fine. But the aroma was very grainy and I thought I got a whiff of diacetyl too. Clean and dry mouthfeel but not enough hop bite for my taste. Flagged for re-rate, preferably on draught.
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