2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Clear, straightforward golden ale with a light white foam. This is a pretty mineral example with little substance, both in malts’ or hops’ aromas. Nevertheless, it packs quite a dry, bitter punch in the finish, but the mouthfeel remains watery and unsupportive.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Fellows Morton & Clayton, Nottingham. AMber with a thin white head; citrus aroma; sweet with some citrus and wheat flavours; the finish is gently bitter and rather dry. This doesn’t appear to be brewed on-site any more.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Fellows Morton & Clayton, Nottingham. This golden beer has a subtle but enjoyable malty character with some floral hop bitterness. It’s nothing particularly special, but it’s not bad at all.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: SEP 28, 2009 Cask conditioned - handpump - FM&C Nottingham. A copper gold coloured beer with a whitish head. This beer was served far too warm which is pretty ineccusable as it was at thre brewpub. The aroma had whaffs of shampoo. The taste had some fruit together with a little hoppiness. Any promise that was shown though was destroyed by the serving temperature.Score 2.4
Subsequent rating scored 2.8 Average becomes 2.6
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask conditioned at Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Nottingham. Gold with slight white head. This is a dry bitter, fortunately without the overbearing toffee notes that the other FMC beers have. Some hoppiness and a yeasty body, a little oily. It’s ok but nothing special.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Sim rate (on tap at Spooner’s, Porthmadog): Sweetest, perfumiest aroma with flowers. Similar flavour with a serious floral gum taste and slightly bitter finish. Very impressive for an English ale.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: FEB 4, 2007 1. Cask Stillage at the Victoria Leisure Centre, Nottingham 20/10/2006
Hoppy and slightly sweet aroma. Golden coloured sweet on the palate hoppy and fruity pineapple flavour. Some bitterness in a floral crisp and creamy malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump at Fellows, Morton & Clayton, Nottingham 12/12/2006
Fruit aroma. Golden coloured fruity and wheaty with a bitter full malt finish.
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