3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 11/05/2004
Amber golden colour and smooth on the palate. Slightly hoppy with a creamy pleasant malt finish.
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at County Hotel (JDW) Ashford. Chris_o’s assessment is pretty accurate. Brown/orange in colour. Not a lot of nose some goldings citrus. Some body, but you can tell it is dry hopped with its tangy green hops on the end with some lemony flavours. I kind of liked it, but it did not do enough to make it special
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Reporting from London, this is Peter. Refreshing! Just like it says on the tin. Springy and tasty. Lord Moon of the Mall, Whitehall, London.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Deep amber colour. Slightly hazy. Vaguely lemony aroma but, too be truthful, there’s not a hell of a lot there. Dry taste, with some malt. A bit dusty but somehow citric at the same time. Strong hoppy finish. Leaves a rather earthy, slightly astringent aftertaste. The fact that this uses traditional English hops is very apparent. Its highly hopped but has that typical dusty Goldings character. Very English and very traditional. A good drinking bitter. Cask (handpump), Shakespears Head, Holborn, London.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Leicester Beer Fest 05. Amber with a dirty white white. Aromas are dry and fruity with sulphur and spicy hops - a bit thin, though. Flavours are fruity, even a bit syrupy on the palate. Some hops...I drank it without noticing it. Inoffensive and gluggable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask handpump at the Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough. Dark brown with creamy white head. Malty, nutty and bitter. Quite good but doesn’t quite do it for me.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask conditioned @ Ye Olde Leathern Bottle, Wokingham. Fruity caramel with bitter nutty finish which doesnt complement the initial flavours.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@Leicester Beer Festival. Dark brown beer with a lightly caramel aroma and a very bitter and lightly caramel flavour. Overall a good beer.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
JDW Rochester. Reddish amber best bitter which almost reaches into a premium bitter, but the malt is too mean. Orange marmalade with a healthy bitter finish.
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