2.7 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cole Hole on The Strand, London A pleasant enough standard bitter. Nothing special, but quite drinkable. A soft lingering bitterness.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
First tasted this at the Troon Beer Festival in October 2005. Cask, gravity dispense. Clear dark amber in colour with light russet highlights and a thin open white head. Whiff of wood smoke and malt extract in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and poor lacing. Mixed malts give a slight roast grain note followed by a maltloaf flavour, could not detect any strong fruit flavours. Spicy hops evident in the short floral aftertaste. Finish is weak and short on legs with a slightly sweet toffee note struggling through. An ok session bitter.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Kingston Beer Festival on 13 May 2011. Very surprised to find I’d not rated this before. Amber colour. Loose white head. Excellent condition. Rather farty sulphur aroma. Fruity flavour. A bit sweet. Ok but not too inspiring. Not convinced this was in top nick - flagged for re-rate.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Gravity cask at the London Drinker BF. Clearish gold pour with an easy head. Nose holds some sugar and a bit of fruit. Flavor is mildly malty with a decent bitterness to balance. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with mild fruits and bitters. Interesting and decent.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask/gravity at London Drinker ’11. Lots of clean malt and a little lemon on the nose, a juicy and chewy body with a drying hoppy tang. Very well balanced.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
29th December 2007
On tap at the Sun Inn, Kelvedon. A clear brown bitter. Fruity zing nicely balanced by malt. Crisp dry finish.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask. Golden colour, mediumsized foamy/creamy head that leaves lace. Aroma is sweet and bready malts along with caramel, mild nectar and some grainyness. Flavour is quite much the same. Not that much bitterness.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki) Poured golden and clead. Head was medium sized, white and long lasting. Aroma contained malts, toffee and yeast. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, home brew, citricness and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (St. Urho’s, Helsinki)
7 beautiful caramelly aroma, decently roasted too, but not stressing the roast.
4 Bold orange, big spongy head
7 Sweetish fruity retronasals, some apple. classic mellow malty taste, some caramel.
4 soft palate, carbonation low. finish sweet and with fresh green hop resins.
13 All round solid english bitter, smooth medium-roast body with fresh hop resins shows that such beers are keeping english beer thriving.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
From the Bell Redbrook. Clear and golden with a thin white head. Smells skunky. Smells malty but a bit skunky. Smooth but flat.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask conditioned gravity dispense Merchants Inn Rugby A golden headless beer. The aroma has some dishwatery yeasty notes. The taste is slightly apply with hints of sweetness. Not for me.
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