3.5 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Market Porter, London. Smooth. Malty. Coffee. Chocolate. A pleasant and intriguing ale. An Autumn Ale but without the damp tea leaves. Good, interesting, smooth and delicious malt. Some rough oaky edges add extra interest. Best beer of a long day crawling around London.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted this in the Saltcot, Saltcoats (JDW) in August 2009. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear copper red in colour with a thick buff head. Dry leather notes and sweet malt present in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and good lacing. Dark malt complex gives a big range of flavours with rich maltloaf base laced with black treacle, prunes and clootie dumpling. Dry leather and oak wood tanins give the hops an interesting background. Vinous notes continue into the malty finish. A really good Traditional Old Ale and well recommended.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (Pullman, Helsinki)
Deep reddy brown, almost no head. Dull sweet aroma - caramel and a touch old. Tired, that is. Simple body, quite dry hoppiness, some bark and liquorice. Some sulphur. Dry bitter finish. Old style bitter, but too flat. Some apple.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Golden amber with a dense cream head; indistinct fruity aroma; fruity malt flavours with a buttery texture and a good English hop finish. Very pleasant.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Glenrothes Beer Festival 08. Cloudy dark chestnut with a thin off-white head. Nose is a bit stale dark fruits. Mouth is fruity and refreshing with a good solid finish, bitter and dry. Quite good.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask-conditioned at the Lamb, Iron Acton, Gloucs. A pleasant ruby colour with a slight off-white head. Aroma was of dark fruit and almonds with a touch of coffee. Flavour was very fruity with a decent dry finish. Very good.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at the brewery. Pleasant, toasty nose & pours a very nice amber with a thin but persistant head. Rich and buttery flavour with a well balanced hop finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask handpull at Market Porter, Borough. Dark chestnut beer with thin beige head. Some darkish malts, some nice dark fruit. Fine, but not too hot. Some spicey hop finish
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Beer No 17 on the Wilsons’ Road Trip 2005. Cask at The Bell, Bath. Dark ruby with aroma of toast, apple, spice, roast, wood. Good mouthfeel with lasting fruity finish. Yummy.
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