3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask 0.25L tasted at Black Door. Pale head with large bubbles. Golden yellow colour. Mild flowery nose. Quite hoppy. Some sourness. Some toffe. Varming alcohol.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Handpull at the cask corner, doncaster.
Creamy white head. Hazy golden blond pour. Excellent grapefuit bitterness. Excellent ipa.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(Cask at Dean Swift, Tower Bridge, London, 21 April 2012) Amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, orange peel, treacle and resin. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of orange peel, grapefruit, resin and a generous citric bitterness in a long finish, all backed up by a solid malt foundation. Slightly more than medium body, with a certain sweetness. Impressive hop character. Lovely beer!
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at Oliver Twist. Hazy amber, medium head. Complex hop nose, some earthy character and apples as well as citrus fruit. Pretty English after all. Decent bitterness. Very likeable.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask @ OT. Pours hazy orange. Notes of black currant, grape and caramel. Super smooth. Heavy and refreshing bitterness. Very hoppy, but at the same time well balanced. Nice mix of the smooth and drinkable real ale qualities and an american IPA.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Oliver Twist, April 2012.
Light amber with a minimal head. Aroma of grape, hops and grass. Dry and bitter. Descent beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm Fruity resiny grapefruity nose with some Earl Grey tea. Mid sweet near full bodied. Heavy and nearly inky. Warming and minty with extreme bitterness. Black currant lingers. More extreme than balanced.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ CPK. Light amber color with a small, creamy white head. The nose is quite grassy, plenty of hops and cheesy notes. Some lemon rind. The taste is light balanced malts, with a bitter lemon hop finish. Citrus, grapefruit. Yeast is present. Overall, decent, but nothing special from this great brewery.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
From cask at Bree Louise. pourese hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is clear grapefruity. Distinct hoppy and crisp bitter initial flavour. Dry and fruity throughout. Hoppy and citrusy towards the finish. Ends dry and bitter.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask Conditioned handpump Bree Louise London. (One of my twelve lost (for now) notes, so this is as well as I remember). I was expecting good things from this and it delivered, even at The Bree Louise. Wish I’d not lost my notes but it will be a pleasure to revisit this. Wonderfully hoppy and with a good body, Wonderfully balanced and superbly drinkable. Although the body helps give the ABV away, the alcohol is never intrusive.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at the Evening Star, Brighton. Pours golden yellow with a thin beige head. The nose is pine, lime, floral, varnish and some farmyard towards the end. The taste is hay, grass, pine, varnish, lemon and orange peel with some honey lingering towards the long bitter finish. It is medium bodied with a slightly sticky mouth-feel. Well balanced and easy to drink - great stuff!
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