2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: MAY 31, 2013 Cask-conditioned at the JDW on Whitehall, 28/5/2013. Attractive, deep copper with a tight, off white head. Toffee, with some red fruits and then not much else until a metallic, bitter finish. Not for me.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(cask) pours a clear copper-amber colour with a creamy off-white head. aroma of light plum, bubble gum and marzipan, barnyard and yeast. flavour is mostly the same, slightly metallic, with notes of banana, caramel, walnuts and a light-bitter herbal-hoppy finish. medium-bodied with soft carbonation.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Live at The Felix, Nuneaton. Ruby with a slim cream collar. Aroma of black cherry, milk chocolate and chestnut hints. Soft and low carbonation with berries, rum, aniseed and bitter nutty flavours. Bitterness without hoppiness. Dull.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask by handpump at Sir John Moore, Glasgow - clear amber brown, no head, mild fruity aroma, sweet malty, fruity flavour, flat, lacking carbonation
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; dark brown pour with off white head, biscuity malt aroma and taste, bitter and some caramel.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at EBF 2008. Fruity, spicy aroma, some chocolate. Spicy flavor with berry notes, hoppy and a bit fruity.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Amber with a small off-white head. Biscuit-y malt aroma with a little fruitiness. Dry malty flavour with a little grassy hops.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate: cask at Baker St. ’sporks.
A semi hazy copper colour with a very thin beige head. Good blend of floral hops and rich bready malt on the nose. Similar flavour. Wholemeal bread with some dried fruits and a citric finish. Straight forward but well balanced and tasty.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at EBF08.
Dark amber.
Slightly roasted, cereal aroma.
Fruity and somewhat spicy citrus.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Hazy reddish brown with a dense cream head; malty aroma; smooth, fruity and slightly spicy with a gentle bitter finish. Rather plain and ordinary.
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