3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 Cask, handpump at The Bell Inn, Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire Friday 31st August 2012 Good clarity but a dull Gold. Malty with a touch of sickness on nose. Good and tangy with little hoppy burn, touch of sweetness, good beer. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at HWBF. Golden with white head. Hops and caramel in very thin proportion. All in all this was thin and poor.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
On cask at The Heriot-Watt Beer Festival. Pours a light golden colour with a decent white head. A Citra hop aroma, quite floral, with lemon and caramel also. Similar flavours although just a little thin. Mildly dry also.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
cask at Hwatt ... golden amber ... thin white head ... light sulphur soft lemon nose ... soft sweet juicy ... light malts ... soft citrus ... juicy nice and easy ... light bitter soapy orange ...
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at London Drinker fest 2012. A golden coloured pour with a small white head on top. Hoppy, citrus fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus fruit, some sweetness. Quite drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 29, 2012 Cask conditioned handpump The Pub Leicester. A golden beer with a white head. Blighted by diacetyl with sweetness and some citrus. Sharper hops in the mouth but again shrouded by uninvited sweetness. Disappointing. Score 2.7
Subsequent rating scored 3.8 (Obvioulsy much better this time). Average becomes 3.2
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Market Porter, Borough. Hazy pale straw in colour with a thin white head; citrus aroma; sweet citrus flavour to start then a sharp spicy bitterness. A decent summer ale.
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