4.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Not only is this the best British lager I have tasted, but it’s one of the best lagers I’ve ever tasted. Glad to see that someone is trying to set new much higher standards in this country. Well done.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Nose: Honey, Floral, Peach.
Taste: Honey toast, butter, melon
Nice foam across the toungue and lots of flavour at the front of the mouth. A nice refreshing lager.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Pours a marvelous light copper w/ a white htead. Aroma is crisp, spicy. Flavor is a spicy flavor with an excellent malt backbone. Very crisp and clean, with a mineral, salty taste. I love the finish - very clean and leaves a metallic dry mouthfeel. Overall it’s an excellent example of a really interesting, delicious lager. Can’t thank Doppelganger enough for sending this one my way.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at the Cheese Festival in Cheltenham. Nice cap of white on a light gold pour. Very delicate aroma, light herbal hops. Earthy, toasty quality with a mineral hop finish. A clean, pleasant, easy drinking lager with lots of flavor. Served a little too cold (in my opinion) even for a lager, but quite good. I’m actually really happy to see Richard doing what he is doing with Cotswold: experimenting with traditionally German styles using British ingredients. I’m excited to see what he tries next.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Keg. Light golden color with a big white head. The nose is of banana and sweet grains, angel food cake. Quite sugary. The taste is light sweet, malty. More fresh banana, bread, and rainwater. The body’s light. Pleasant. Overall, a more than decent lager. Enjoyable.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle:
The clearest beveage known to man? Crisp tawny orange with loads of bubbles and a wee head. Crisp little cereal aromas with a tiny, tiny hint of hoppage. Some super sweetness and hints of floral honey there too. Ooh, a bit malt sweet for me. Soft though and the carbonation does give it a good tingle. All a bit sweet definitely, but an excellent British lager.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle thanks to the bosses, had at home. Alround rating: Pale lightly buttery malt, but its clean, herbal and peppery hop, theres a slightly annoying floral sweetness, but finishes dry and fairly drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 12, 2005 decent attempt for a microbrewer to do a commercial german type pilsner. as an alternative new brewery to cask conditioned ales, I wish Richard Keene and his small team good luck in their new venture
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
33 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is caramelish and toasted malty. Toasted and breadish malt. Slight bitter and roasted. Dry and vague bitter finish, rather malty.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Small white head. Deep yellow body with light carbonation. Light strawy aroma with mealy notes. Dry-sweetish deep strawy malty oily taste with dusty notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, smooth, slick mouthfeel. Dry strawy resiny aftertaste with floral notes. Lovely dry edge to it. Fresh and drinkable. Very nice. (0.25l keg at Natural History Museum, London.)
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