3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
50cl bottle from Westholme Stores, Goring-on-Thames, Oxon. Hazy chestnut brown with a cream head; chocolate and roasted malt aroma; chocolate and treacle in the mouth, rich and smooth with a nutty dryness. Very pleasant.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (CWAF2012)
Anna: Copper. Aroma has sweetness, strange, almost maple. Amost apples at the roof of the mouth. Smells a little marmitey too. Quite sharp.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
11th March 2009
Cloudy dark amber beer. Sharp tangy hops - slightly acidic. Some bitter grapefruit and orange coming through before a crisp semi dry finish. Better than it sounds!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 28/07/10. Deep amber with a slight, off-white head. Malty fruit and caramel, with a hint of moss and warming alcohol finish. Ok.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask from The Oak, Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire 16-05-09 bottled at the pub by dad and brought along to mine Pours dark chesnut, has lost some sparkle on the journey but still in fair nick. Quite bitter, a stick like woodland bitterness, earthy and rustic in fact lets not beat about the bush its quite rough around the edges, the alcohol is quite prominent. This would never win a prize for finesse. Malt and alcohol really dominate with the bitterness, its ok but hard work and I don’t think I would have managed with a pint of this. A6 A3 F5 P3 Ov11 2.8
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Light unclear light to medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, earthy nutty, moderate hoppy, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the the GBBF 2008. Amber colour. Very nice aroma of dark fruits, butterscotch and oak. The flavour is fairly well balanced between the malts (with some caramel) and decent hops.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask@GBBF2008. Hazy amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruits, hops, wood and some mild notes of herbs. Flavour is spices, fruity hops, a bunch of wood and also a slight alcoholic kick.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cloudy dark amber with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with malty and spycy notes. Sweet flavor with caramel, spices and toasted malt. Ends sweet with warming alcohol.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Thick beige head over hazy amber-brown beer with mossy shine. Fresh malty & greenery nose, parsley and a decent touch of chocolate. Chocolaty, and tobacco-ashy flavours mixed with some discreet but good hops. Notes of caramalt and chocolate malts; dry-ish, leafy finish. Light to medium bodied; very slight dry-out effect. Nice beer, definitely; discreetly British, even when they persist calling a 6% ale strong... Pity about Lundy Island brewery, however. Thanks very much, SteveH, very nice!
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