3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: APR 14, 2012 Cask conditioned - handpump - Old Joint Stock Birmingham. A rich brown coloured bitter with a good berry fruit aroma. There is lots of malt in the taste and also a sweet alcohol touch. Again served too cold. It should be nicer than this.Score 3.4
Subsequent ratings scored 3.8, 3.7, 3.7 and 4.1. Average becomes 3.7
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, Loughborough Fest 06. Amber with a small head. Aromas are malty with dates and plummy notes. Bready yeast is present with hints of chocolate. Flavours are sweet and malty with spices, fruit and warming alcohol. Has a good bitter finish. Scored lower than the bottled version (somehow). Still very nice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draught (Fullers Brewery Pub, London).
The standard against which all ESBs should be measured. Rich red-brown colour, malty and light fruit aroma. Very malty tast, with plenty of peppery hops and darker fruit hints. Great finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On cask it’s one of the best cask bitterbeers, mellow and delightful citrus hops with great fruity aroma,I could drink volumes all day and night.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body: Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3 Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head: None(1)->Large(5) : 2 White(1)->Tan(5) : 2 Lasting: 2 Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2
Yeast : 2 Bread : 1 Apple : XX Tropical Fruits : XX Soap : XX DMS : XX Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX
Malt : 4 Biscuity : 4 Hay : XX Toasty : 4 Caramel : XX Nuts : XX Honey : XX Cereals : 3 Grainy : XX
Hops : 3 Noble(1)->American(5) : 2 Leafy : XX Spicy : XX Floral : XX Lemon/Lime : XX Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX Herbal : XX Grassy : 2 Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes : Peach/Apricot : XX Earth : 1 Mint : XX Butterscotch : XX Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Sourness : XX Bitterness : 3 Complex : 1 Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2 Clean : XX Sharp : XX Watery : XX Oily : XX Chalk : XX Astringent : XX Alcohol : XX Mineral : 1 Oxidation : XX Metallic : XX
Comments: Tasty and very toasty example with nice cookie nuances.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2012 Cask at the Marsh Harrier, Cowley, Oxford regularly . Amber (dark) beer with a small tight head, very rich and fruity in the aroma and this follows through into the mouth. A very complex and intriguing beer that really does hook you but at 5.5% downing a few of these on a Sunday night with work the day after is foolhardy. This is a top notch beer just a bit too strong for regular consumption. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8 Had this again on Cask handpump at The Queens Head, Farnham, Saturday 10th March 2012 Pours Amber mid brown with a good clearness, there is a small off white head. This is malt heavy and whilst rich, fruity and quite flavoursome as always, its been a long while since I’ve had this on cask, as well served and kept as it was I really have moved on I think and didn’t enjoy this half as much as I used to. A6 A5 T6 P4 Ov12 3.3
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Aroma gives fruit and malt but not overpowering a bit of floural hops also. Taste is similar, a bit or spicey really fruity but really well balanced and in top condition too. One of my favourate beers from sweden.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Barrow Boy and Banker, London. Nice amber color, almost no head. Malty fruity aroma with toffee notes. Toffee flavor, grapes and apples, some hoppy notes. Fruity finish with toffee notes.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Volo Cask Days 2007, Toronto. Rich amber body with just bubbles for a head. Must hop aroma, floral fruit notes in the aroma. Moderate bitterness throughout, odd fruity tang is pleasant but a bit strange. Light earthy hops throughout. Average palate. Pleasant session brew, but a bit underwhelming.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 8, 2004 Re-rate: Cask: i have been having this a lot of late, quite like it, but not as much as i used to. Has that typical smooth Fullers Mouthfeel, some citric rindy hops, and lightly grainy toffeed malts. A nice pint, but it does show a little bit of obvious alcohol in the finish.
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