2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2007. A golden beer with a thick white head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong flowery notes. The flavor is sweet flowery on a light malty note, leading to a light bitter fininsh with notes of elderberries lingering. The body is thin.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Craig’s house. caramel, floral, hazy, golden, minimal head, light sweetness, light body, creamy.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
bottle at home with Stephen ... golden yellow amber ... thin white head ... light zezty lemon nose ... bitter front ... some oily lemon ... light grassy hop ... still some bitterness ... not really me at all.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear light medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, toasted, sour hay, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sour hay bitter, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100806]
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
7th March 2009
Hazy gold beer. Thin white head. Low carbonation. Watery but with a reasonable flavour of soft grapefruit and a light touch of orange. Semi dry finish. Drinkable.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask@GBBF2010. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is bready malts, some slight citrusy notes, mild floral hops as well as some herbs. Flavour is bready, doughy, mildly wooden and a bit citrusy.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is light malty and slight cornish. Sweet malty and slight citrusy hops flavoured. Mild bitter and medium dry malty into the finish. Sweet malty finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Straw coloured with a decent white head and slight carbonation. Lemon hop aroma with some sweet malts and floral edge. Slightly spicy flavour, with more lemon, peachy yeasts and a dryish finish. Unusual and drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: SEP 5, 2010 1. Cask Stillage at the Metropolitan Cathedral Crypt, Liverpool 17/02/2007
Grain and hop aromas. Golden coloured and slightly hazy in appearance. Grain flavour. Some bitterness in a crisp and dry lasting floral malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the GBBF, Earl’s Court 06/08/2010
Fruity aroma. Golden coloured pale and fruity with a pear flavour. A hint of bitterness in a malt finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Cloudy yellow which was quite off putting. Took a long time to settle and was quite acidic.Too bitter for my taste and this along with the poor appearance/bottling led to a low score.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask gravity at Kent BF 08. Slight hazy gold, thin white head. Some decent almond/peach/apricot jam fruit flavour. It’s a little peachy. Good condition. Just a little plain/odd.
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