2.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aug, 2006<a href=http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/24/243 Wanstead. Fragrant and earthy hops in a refreshing blonde beer. Soapy but quite drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask; clear copper, no head; initial malty sweetness leads to citrus fruit and much bitterness in the taste and dry finish; fresh, smooth mouthfeel, fairly low carbonation; perhaps a tad too astringent for my liking, but a very reasonable bitter nonetheless.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
Tap. Pours clear golden with a small head. Aroma english hops, caramel, biscuit. Low palate.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Light orange-yellow coloured beer with a thin white head. Initially malty nose, with a sweet fruit note and a hint of honey. Bitter flavour, dry roasted malt and a hint of fruity hop, the sweetness gives it a honey like taste. Bitter in the finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Pours a dark gold colour with a very thin white head that soon disappears. Plenty of fruit and malt in the aroma, the taste has a bit of bitterness with the fruit and a dry finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Crystal Palace, JDW. Clear orange colour, thin off-white head. Nose is light hoppy, citric, bit of caramel. Flavour is light caramel, bit of citrus. Medium bodied. Slightly sweet and dry finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ The Crystal Palace. Golden Amber colour, reasonable head. Fruity resin aroma. Bitter fruity flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Reasonable.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
On cask at the Sir John Moore in Glasgow. Pours a golden colour with a fair white head. Aroma of caramel and barley with a mildly apple like flavour. Caramel, barley and a little yeast also. Mild carbonation and a dry finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Muckle Cross, Elgin.
Amber brown, clear, frothy white head, good lacing.
Aroma - hint of caramel malt and some faint grassy hops.
Taste of caramel malt, fruity, bitter grassy hop, bit spicy.
Palate - soft carb, finish of moderate bitter hop and light citrus tang that slowly fades.
Not a bad bitter. Just OK.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Golden color, no head. Smells like ale. Malts are main source of taste. Sweet, grassy and somewhat nutty.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Dirty amber with a small off-white head. Aroma has lemon, honey, butterscotch, biscuits. Rather thin. Biscuity malt, mild butterscotch, honey, lemon, a little earth and spice. Much more than a suggestion of honey. Decent citrus bitterness at the end. A little muddled but quite refreshing.
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