3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask Handpump at the Assembly Rooms, Derby 05/01/2007
Fruity aroma. Copper mid brown coloured fruity strong in alcohol and hoppy. Crisp on the palate with some bitterness in a full malt finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravicask at the Bricklayers Arms Derby Beer Fest. It pours deep amber, with a thin off-white film. The nose is wood, ciabatta, oily, caramel, light sourness and dried fruit. The taste is sweet, oily, fig, raisin, oak, caramel, light spice and big alcohol warmth, with a long dry finish. Medium to full body, soft carbonation and sticky mouth-feel. Decent.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: SEP 26, 2011 Gravity cask at the Bricklayers Derby BF, London. Pours rich amber-red with a slight, white film. Heavy sugar nose, slight ripe fruits, toast and leaves. Very sweet flavor, ripe fruits galore, toasty sugars, cake. Medium to full bodied with a fine, vinous texture. Mild warm finish, sugar, some berries, faint bitterness. Very good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Bon Accord. Amber colour, thin off-white head. Nose is grainy, caramel, fruits. Really nice. Flavour is malty, caramel, dark fruits. Medium bodied. Well done.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Half pint pulled at The Jolly Farmer in Bramley (Surrey), a clear dark amber with a thin foamy head. A rich caramal malt aroma. A full and rich palate, but still comes through smooth, with a good hoppy touch in the finish. A touch of orange in the malty flavour.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask Conditioned at The Falstaff, Derby. Red amber beer with no head. Heavy sweet full bodied beer with a certain medicinal, plummy note. Toffee sweet body and short though alcoholic finish, certainly warmed us up for the cold weather.
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