2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
UPDATED: AUG 2, 2008 Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Citric hop aroma. Taste has malty sweetness mixed with a metallic and not particularly welcome fizziness. Some late bitterness. Wasn’t particularly keen on this. 2.8.08 Same location. Dark gold, small white head. Sweet, curiously sharp aroma. Odd spicy cardboard taste with a little light cigarette smoke. Interesting but ultimately unappealing. Rated: 5,3,6,4,10:2.8
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned - handpump - Wig & Pen, Northampton. A golden coloured bere with a thin whitish head. The nose has banana candy, whilst the taste has smoked toffee. Really smoky, whether by aim or otherwise is not sure, but far smokier than Schlenkerla Helles has ever been. Intruiging and odd, but went down pretty nicely.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Straight golden pour covered by a sparkler’s white head that lasts. This is in fine condition, a rather bright straw and grain malt mixture. The hops come across as plentiful, zesty, lemony and in communion with the grains. Finishing dry, almost chalky with its minerality and joyously bitter. Drinkable and highly pleasant offering.
2.2 AROMA 1/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at The Dove Street Inn Ipswich 22 Sep 06. Golden coloured. A small creamy head. Some hoppy aroma. Faint fruity hints in the flavour but a bit anonymous.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Gravity At The East Anglian Beer Festival 05.Dark amber in colour with no head,aroma is of hops and grass,taste is hoppy and fruity with a light dry bitter finish.
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