3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20Bottle 500ml from Cross Stobs Bottle Stop, Barrhead. This really is an excellent bottled ale. Caramel with a bitter finish. Slightly more carbonation than I like, extremely enjoyable.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Copper with off white head. Aroma of caramel, toffee, slightly earthy hops. Taste of caramel, toffee, biscuit. Slightly sweet. Decent
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500ml bottle from The Real Ale Warehouse, drunk 28/03/13. Clear gold, with a bit of suspended material. Pours a pillowy, white head, that lasts well as good covering. Med carb. Aroma - Pleasant, sweet florally citrus. Slightly unusual, with a distinctive, almost honey-like sweet floral aroma, with some grassy/hay, and plenty of citrus zest (lemon, grapefruit & sweet orange). Slightly candyish & pale malt. Nice & interesting - like a hop bouquet! Taste - Mid sweet, caramel malt and bit of candy sugar, with nice, tasty aromatic hops and light bitter balance. Lovely, sweet, juicy citrus hop flavours; an unusual sweet lemony flavour. Bit of green, sticky hop resin taste & floral. Light bitter, fresh citrus finish - nice. Med-full body, with a bit of heavy, sugary palate. A nice, sweetish, strong ale with some good hop flavours to back it up and a solid malt base. Tasty.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a semi hazy brown with a creamy white head. Aroma is toffee resinous, taste is a bit more fudge with some good floral bittering at the finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
500cl Bottle @ Scotland trip. Hazy dark blond to amber coloured beer with no carbonation and a small off white head. Very ligth sweeter malty hinted aroma. Medium palate. FInish is sweeter light herby and malty. Nothing special, medium ESB.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle. ar: caramel malt, resiney hop. ap: Long-lasting head with lacing. Bronze. ta: medium sweetness and bitterness. pa: medium body, syrupy texture, average carbonation. Finish not too bitter; appropriate. Overall: a quality bitter.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at westkirk jdw ayr clear amber with flavours of carmel malt however hops impair the flavour poor ballance results in a confused flavour with a very bitter finish not great
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Three Tuns, Dronfield - Nice bright amber/dark golden with very thin white head, caramel malt nose with great balance of citrus hops, roastiness and toffee caramelised orange. Crisp, dry plenty of malt and very clean taste, with a rich orangeness to the finish. A very well balanced beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 ml bottle. L1810. BB Apr 2013. From the Fyne Ales Brewery in Cairndow, Scotland.
Clear golden amber colour with small white head.
Caramel malt, mild sweetness, citrus and floral hops and hints of bitterness in aroma.
Flavour is hops, mild bitterness, caramel malt, some toffee sweetness and cookies.
Absolutely well balanced. Rich, smooth and slightly oily palate.
Excellent!
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask pour at Cask, Pimlico. Hefty amber pour, with silky carbonation. Very much a traditional bitter, and a fairly well realized one at that. Crisp, dry hops blend well with (not overpowering) biscuit malts. Could have done with slightly more prominent citrus, since the overall feel is a bit paper for lack of a better term. But a solid entry nonetheless.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask by handpump at The Laurieston, Glasgow - amber with a very slight haze, mild sweet malty aroma, good malt / hop balance, hint of nuts, nice malty aftertaste
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