4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask handpull at Magpie & Crown, Brentford. Golden. Rally lovely hop aroma, lovely fruit including grapefruit. Really good Crouch Vale beer. Lovely hop on end too. Some fruit and malt in it that have got real juiciness. Good beer
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask@Charlies. Golden with a fine white head. Taste is soft and smooth with fruty notes. Hints of Appels. Aftertaste is is delicant bitter. Not much af a aroma but soe notes of hops.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Conditioned
Refreshing and partially hoppy beer, but not exceptional.
3.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask. Flowery aroma, reminding me of elderflower. Dark copper colour. Nicely hoppy flavour. OK bitterness. Quite flat, even for a cask ale.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Cask at The Wharf, Aalborg) - Fresh, spicy, hoppy flavour, with notes of elderflower, grapefruit and a wellbalanced peppery end to it, - good thirstqencher...
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
[Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen] A hazy orange beer with a light orange head. The aroma is lovely hoppy with hints of caramel and elderberryflowers. The flavor is sweet and flowery with the hops tickling the tongue and leading to a dry and very hoppy end. But the body is thin, which is a drawback in the total picture.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Cask conditioned at Charlies] Deep golden coloured. Citrusy hops in the aroma. Very light and fresh hoppy flavour with notes of citrus fruits. Dry and rather bitter finish. Very pleasant.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask (Charlie’s Bar). Served in Crouch Vale pint. Slightly hazy dark gold. Creamy head. The aroma is freshly, citrusy hopped. The flavor is wonderfully, freshly hopped (citrus) w/ nice, dry finish. Slick mouthfeel. Fabulous drinkability. A terrific summer beer w/ enormous character - especially considering the modest abv. More, please!
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Unusually for a Crouch Vale beer, I struggled to find too much to say about this one. Not big on hops, or on malt, but the balance is right in an understated sort of way. Easy-drinking just about says it all. And I don’t mean that as a criticism - just that the overall effect is more than the sum of the parts. Cask (gravity dispense), Reading Beer Festival 2005.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 30, 2006 ORIGINAL RATING(3.1) Cask@Reading BF. Malty cereally, with a touch of citric floral hops, quite easy drinking, i nice bitter. NEW RATING: Cask@The Magpie & Crown, Brentford, WLondon. Much fresher sample this time, very hoppy and aroamtci, liked it much more this time!
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