2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Dog + Bone, Gillingham. Chrissie liked this. Butterscotch and apple. Low hop awareness. A very laid back ale which is going for gold by laying down and waiting for its tummy to be tickled. Pale gold colour.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
15th August 2008. Clear amber beer. Soft creamy beer. Nice fruit profile - mild non bitter finish. Refreshing and moorish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (Head of Steam, Euston) (2004)
Light copper, thin head. Sweet and light fruity aroma - citrus hops too. Taste is very well balanced bitter, pleasant lightly-roasted malts carrying a refreshing hoppiness.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned @ JDW Soton. Rich fruity woody hop aroma. Full body but a touh on the sweet side.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London.
Golden, foggy body. Hoppy pineapple aroma. Thin through the middle but arriving with solid bitterness very late on the palate. Not an unpleasant drop by any stretch.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Presumably an Olympic special. Singularly inappropriate considering the performance of the British competitors so far. Yet another in the seemingly interminable "Sporting Whippet" series. Occasionally, however, these beers impress, and this is one such beer. Mid copper colour. The aroma is mainly soft malt, but there’s some tangy hop there too. Fruity flavour with hops coming through very nicely. Clean, crisp mouthfeel and finish. A rather nice, well balanced best bitter. Cask (handpump), Head of Steam, Euston, London NW1.
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