4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Hand pulled at the Swan and Rushes, Leicester. Really delicious. APA flavour, rich, juicy hops - perfectly balanced, not too aggressive, but they hold right through. Soft, fluffy in the mouth. Refreshing.
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
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Brought to my work via a plastic carton. Aroma has crouch vale American hops written all over it super citrusy grassy hops. Taste has some pale malt/caramalt through the intence hop attack on the tougue. I suppose the caramalt is what adds the depth and colour but its essentially the brewers gold which is a very good thing.
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!
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned at The Wellington, Birmingham. Orange Gold with white head. Good sulphery nose, nice and juicy leading to a richer than CV’s usual malty body. Fruity and zesty, nicely sharp hops, quite dry with a long, long bitter finish. This brewery certainly knows how to tick the right boxes.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask Conditioned at the Oddington Arms, Oxfordshire for the Rugby World Cup Semi-Final 13-10-07 the third time that this wonderful little pub/stone shed has opened this year Dark amber in colour with nice white bubbly head. Lovely vibrant hoppy aroma, wonderful fresh and fruity taste with nice hops throughout, they’re right about easy drinking, I certainly exceeded sensible drinking levels on this little gem from Crouch Vale.
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...
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Gravity, Far From The Madding Crowd, Oxford. Shiny copper with a small layer of white head. Bright perfumey citrus, mixed with a sulfury, spicy, farmy character that in this case is not unpleasant. Delicate grapefruit flavor, clean underlying mal. Dry, gently prickly finish. Might not be Crouch Vale’s shiniest star, but still a cracking good ale.
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.
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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