3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On cask at The Congress, Longton. Pours copper with slight off white head. Dark fruits, hint of caramel, hop finish. A very good best bitter.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Amberish ale, medium head and reasonably quenching. Bitter sweet taste, not much of a linger on the palate.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Jan 2012: Walked into a newly refurbished pub with a new landlord and I spied this on a pumpclip: one hand pulled pint later and I’m reviewing the second pint!
Dark copper, amberish colour, white head that clung to the glass like glue.
The nose and taste were on the malty side, caramel and molasses but without too much sweetness, so more in the smell than in the taste. Hop content comes out in the flavours with a citrusy dry finish to each sip.
OK without setting the world alight: good to see new micro-brews getting into my area, I normally have to travel to find new breweries beers.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.
Clear medium yellow amber colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dusty, toasted - caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dry, fruity - berry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110429]
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask gravity @ Battersea BF 2012. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at the Harbour Bar, Kirkcaldy. Pours a dark golden colour with a fair white head. Aroma is quite malty with Weetabix, chocolate and yeast characters. An upfront grassy hop flavour with some treacle, caramel and Weetabix again. Moderate carbonation, light CO2 prickle and an oily mouth-feel.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
tap at harbour bar kircaldy .... copper ... bubbly white head ... sweet dry toffee malts nose... woody toffee malts ... little dry
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Bon Accord. Dark copper colour, off-white head. Nose is light malted, caramel, light fruits. Flavour is malty, citric, bit of caramel. Decent.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned gravity dispense Northants Beer Festival 2011. An amber coloured beer. A sweet and fruity beer with marmaladey hop notes. The fruits are good and it’s a decent drop.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (Cask&Kitchen, London)
6 Vague malty aroma.
3+ Deep orange, lacey head.
6+ Pretty dull dark bitter taste. Nothing wrong with it, just lacking details and points of interest.
3+ Soft palate, carbonation low. Dry bitter finish, barky hops.
12+ Pretty tasty, but offering nothing more than any other UK bitter.
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