3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@Reading BF. Some caramel at the start, sweetish to start. Some nice hops in the finish. Got subtle hints of kiwi fruit and grapefruit. I thought this was quite pleasant.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Reading Beer Festival. Dark amber, suprisngily zippy, tangy ale with a sharp fruity character.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
cask at readin g beer festival. dark ruby colour, good malty nose, slightly sweetish flavour, but a dry, malt finish. Very drinkable
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravity at Reading Beer Fest, with Kook, Duff, Chris_o and Joeh. Some hop in the initial mouthful, which becomes a little uncontrolled in it’s plastic sourness. Generally however, I do like this.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Difficult to know what to make of this one. It’s quite dark brown in colour but the style hovers between mild, bitter and porter. Perhaps its simply a bitter with added caramel. Quite dry. medium bodied. No real standout features, but nothing to grumble about either. I tried all four of the beers from Custom Ales and, whilst this one was possibly the least impressive, they were all solid efforts, which is good going for a new brewery. Cask (gravity dispense), Reading Beer Festival 2005.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Dark in colour. Bland caramel taste, sweet but balanced. Quite dry in the finish. Drinkable.
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