3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hand pulled at the Wellington, Birmingham. Pleasant golden ale - very smooth and pretty sweet, neither aggressively hoppy, or with a visible malt base. Some fruit (peach and passion) and floral notes and a nice syruppy finish. Rather like a sweeter, brighter version of Jones’ Wet Tackle.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravicask at the Bricklayers Arms Derby Beer Fest. It pours clear amber, with a thin off-white head. The nose is subtle golden syrup, hay, straw and yeast. The taste is wood, hay, straw, oily, peach, nectarine, golden syrup, wheat and alcohol warmth. Medium to full body, soft carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Interesting.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Gravity cask at The Bricklayers Arms Derby BF, London. Pours clear amber with a slight film. Bit of spice, light yeast, wheat in the aroma. Medium sweet flavor, some dough, light spiciness. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Slight sugar finish, light wheat, spices. Not bad. Strikes me as some kind of wheat ale.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask. The High Cross JDW, Leicester. Medium white head. Amber/copper body. Spicy aromatic, hoppy, peppery, apricot, tangerine, fruits, alcohol coming through near the end. Bitter with sweet notes. Sweet finish, silky mouthfeel. A really good pint that doesn’t taste its strength.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ Falstaff, 74 Silver Hill Road, Derby, Derbyshire England DE23 6UJ.
Clear medium to dark amber orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, berry, plum, light roasted. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, light licorice. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100117]
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask. Clear deep golden with an off-white head. Again nuts and a little tart fruit in the nose. Medium body, very fruity with a fairly hoppy finish. 170110
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned handpump Last Plantaganet Leicester A slightly hazy light amber coloured beer with a whitish head and lacing. The aroma is on the thin side with light hops. Quite fruity snd sweet in the mouth but also good hops. Good depth and maybe even warming. A good tasty beer.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Falstaff, Derby. A rather non-descript brew. Gold with a ring of white head; fruity with a dry finish. Acceptable, but nothing more.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask at the George Hotel, Belper, Derbyshire 17-01-08 Marzipan and dessert apples dominated the aroma and came through to a lesser extent in the mouth , although the marzipan was still there riding roughshod over all. I didn’t totally dislike this beer, but I really found it quite strange and not my thing at all.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Stillage at the Bhurtpore Inn, Aston 11/07/2006
Slight hop aroma. Amber golden coloured with some hop flavour. Crisp on the palate with a full malt finish.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask conditioned at The Falstaff, Derby. Amber coloured beer with little head. Highly perfumed beer which is quite sweet in the body. A perfumey peach note throughout and a washing liqued flavour. Certainly not to my taste.
|
