2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Light amber; slightly sour; apples, pears and hops at the back.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask, handpump @ The Powder Monkey JDW, Exmouth, Devon.
Produced a yellow gold with a few floaties caught in suspension. Head is short lived, an island of white in the centre keeps for the length. Aroma of rose petals, straw, dusty grains, lemon-grass and lemon candy adding a sweet touch. Similar in the mouth, sourish tinge towards the back with bright floral hops and citric esters. Base of pale grains, straw and dried grass. Very light bodied, almost delicate in mouthfeel. Low bitterness, ends short with just a little residual sweetness of candied lemon to play on the palate. Quite a good thirst quencher, can’t find to much to whinge about at all. A nice Summer refresher.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, The Pub, Leicester. Olden with a thi bubbly head. Aromas are hay with citrus. Jammy fruit with base caramel. Flavours are lemon marmalade with dry biscuit malts. Hoppy and dry on the finish. A decent session ale.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, virtually none, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dusty, damp stained malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is fruits, some dough and mild notes of grass and green apples. Flavour is grass and wood mixed. Also some grapefruit in it. Aftertaste is mainly grassy bitterness.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
A Mes rate:
Gravicask at The Junction Tavern. Darkish golden colour. Sweet appley notes with a slight sourness and a delicate bitter finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
(Handpump at GBBF ’07) Golden with a short head. Hint of malt but mainly lemon in the scent. Not bitter or sweet, quite watery. Very short lasting, just leaving some maltyness. Some hop, but grassy malts predominate. Bland but OK.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Rake, Borough Market 30/6/07. A golden ale with a slight white head. Aroma of citrus and floral hops with a touch of sweetness. Flavour was a bit fruity with a dry finish. Very easy drinking.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
also had at the GBBF. yellowish color with a nice head on it. not such a strong smell on it
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
I agree with the fellow who said it’s more than the sum of its parts. Very light in colour and a slightly sweet taste. Seemed to get nicer the further I got through the pint.
Cask at The Cap in Hand, Hook, Kingston-upon-Thames (JDW) 8/04.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
A light pale golden ale. Not much aroma and a little too bland. This beer needs a bit of life. Not unplesant but just too boring.
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