3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
The third real ale at the beginning of a session in the Cask Pub and Kitchen, London; Oct 2011:
The hand pulled pint looked interesting, bronze in colour, so a bit darker than a traditional Oktoberfest/Marzen usually looks: the head being full and lasting. I believe both Carahell and Cara-Munich malts amongst others; are used in the brew.
The smell was a mix of hop pines and malty molasses, grains also.
The taste was a good healthy blend of maltiness and fruity hops, difficult to compare it to the taste of a true Oktoberfest bier, but as a UK brewed cask version I certainly enjoyed it. Didn’t have that lager/pilsner/helles base to start from, this is an ale based brew and it shows in all aspects. It did however lead to a change of tack during my drinking session, I moved onto German bottled beers leaving the cask selection alone.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
On cask at Cloisters. I’d been looking for this one. Pours a lovely dark golden colour with a fair white head. Aroma of grassy hops, caramel and alcohol. Similar flavours with yeast fairly prominent. Nicely bitter with mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel. Not bad at all.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask in Draft House. Colour looks like a nice toasty marzen: orangey amber. Nose immediately marks this as an ale, not a lager, which I guess makes sense for a ’cask’ marzen. Smells like a golden ale. Bit of cereal grain, sweet barley, tangerine. Very little carbonation. Taste is sweet golden ale, tangerine and lemon citrous and honey.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Bronze colour. Spicy hop aroma. Dry and fruity with medium body. Crisp and grainy. Spicy hpos leads to aresiny bitter finish. I’d be very surprised if this indeed was a lager, to me it seems like a reasonably good amber ale.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. The Criterion, Leicester. Thin fluffy white head, slightly hazy amber body. Hoppy, good juicy biscuity malt base. Bitter, with sweet notes. Dry finish.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
cask at cloisters...copper ... thin light tan ... soft fruity nose.. juicy fruity ... big toffeee malts ... light bitter linger ... nice
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask på Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico 6 Okt 10. Gyldenbrun. Lavt luftig skum. Svakt fruktig aroma. Smaken brukbart fyldig. Litt frukt og med en tung fruktig bitter ettersmak.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
28h October 2010
On tap at the White Horse, Parsons Green. Clear amber beer, residual white head. Fairly dry palate. Bittering hops - orange and grapefruit. Loads of bitterness. Dry finish. Lingering bitter aftertaste. Not for me - another Dark Star dissapointment this evening! :(
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki. Poured dark orange color with a typical soapylooking white head. Aroma was grapefruits and malt. Very bitter flavor with some fruity notes. Not a märzen at all. Nonetheless, very drinkable, well hopped beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki) For a start, this is no märzen or anything I would categorise as Oktoberfestbier either. This was quite hoppy bitter. Hops almost drowned all the other aromas and flavours but some bits of malts and sweetness managed to get through. Not a bad brew but I would have liked more balanced and maltier one better.
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