1.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 6/20
UPDATED: MAR 4, 2008 Page 187 of Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide. Had this from a vertical cask at the Devon Real Festival and it sucked and then just make sure it wasn’t in poor shape I gave it a second chance at the White Horse and it still sucked. This one not so classic ,only 171 of Michael Jackson’s 500 Classic Brews to go.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Cask at Three Judges, Glasgow, the day after RBESG 2007) Golden olor, small white head. Malty aroma. Malty flavor with some grass. Quite nice bitter finish.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Three judges, Glasgow.
Golden colour. Pretty bland. Low on almost everything. Slightly bitter and papery, that is sensed far back in the palate. Acetaldehyd here.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 24, 2010 Binning the two ratings from McSpoons, they were insults to a fine beer
Cask (Ox Row Inn, Salisbury)
7 Lovely rich malty aroma, sme light fruitiness.
4 Clear gold, small scummy head. Nicely conditioned
7 Simple, but full maltiness. Lovely fruit zesty twist of UK noble hops.
4 Beautifull soft palate, carbonation low. Gentle zesty finish.
14 Classic golden ale as it should be made - i.e. a proper bitter, just slightly lighter in colour. McSpoons should be ashamed of selling this in such bad condition. I’m just sorry that my negative reviews of spooned beers were on here as long as they were. Now fixed.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
They seem to produce a serious amount of this stuff now as its in everywetherspoons around now, wonder if its quality has gone down because of this? Aroma is muted, grassy and bitter hints. Taste is biscuity pale malt again grassy malt and a sharp bitterness, wheres the citrus i ask?
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cas=k at wetherspoons, Milton Keynes. Gold with a small white head. Fruity aroma of pear and melon. Some citric taste and a gentle finish. Served rather cold, so no malt evident.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, Burton Winter Fest 07. Golden. Aromas are sweet biscuit with lemon and melon fruitiness. Flavours are sweet lemon and light malts. Some pineapple. Quite zesty and fresh. Not in the best condition, though. Better in the bottle.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask@Burton 12th Winter Beer Festival. Golden beer with a lightly dry and fruity aroma, and a lightly sweet and malty flavour. Overall a disappointing beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Cask at Skylark JDW, Croydon, 25 Nov) Golden amber colour with frothy white head. Fruity nose with orange, mandarin and fresh floral hops. Fruity taste with mandarin, orange, apricot and nice, balanced citrussy hops in the finish. Very drinkable.
1.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Handpump at GBBF 2006. Straw with almost no head. Orange and grapefruit in the aroma. Oily, with a thick mouthfeel. Very sugary and sweet, slightly sulphuric.
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