3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at The Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate: This was the last pint pulled out of the barrel so it may have been a little tired, I’d like to try it again before making my final decision on it. However, the pint I had was quite enjoyable. Quite sweet with a nice light hoppiness. Had a bit of an unpleasant aftertaste otherwise it would have been a lot better. All in all not really for me this one, but I think a lot of others will really enjoy it.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 25 May 2012) Amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with dried apricots, orange and dusty hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of orange, apricots and a slightly resiny bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with balanced sweetness. Quite nice.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Akkurat. Clear amber - white head. Ok bitterness. Tobacco. Fruity. Nice malty. Grassy. Citrus hoppy. Grape fruits. Dry malty finish. Nice hoppy finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Akkurat. Hop dominated. Big flowery and herbal taste. Medium bitterness. Light and refreshing.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Wandsworth Beer Festival, March 2012. It pours copper-amber, with a bubbly white head. The nose is hay, wood, leather and a touch of honey. The taste is very dry, metal, straw, leather, wood, nut and honey, with a big dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. So-so.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.
Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white - grey head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. IMO Very nice condition and balanced. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110428]
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
16/06/2011 Brasserie 4:20 (cask). Free gravity cask. Ambrata intensa, limpida, con bei riflessi color miele e ramati, schiuma morbida biancastra, poco persistente. Aroma intenso di luppolo, con note di malto ben percettibili. In bocca è dolciastra, appena caramellata, con una bella luppolatura decisa ma non troppo invadente. Corpo medio, consistenza oleosa, vellutata, carbonazione soft. Un’altra ottima real ale, perfetta session beer per iniziare la serata.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading Beer Festival on 28 April 2011. Gingery amber colour. Excellent condition. Some decent tart, spicy hops here. Mouthfeel is quite mellow though. Easy drinking and pleasant. Wouldn’t have spotted as a California Common though.
3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
[Cask at Reading beerfest] Light amber with a loose, off-white head. Nice floral aroma fails to shine in the taste. A slightly sticky mouthfeel with caramel and a slightly unpleasant leaf-and toffee bitterness. Some spice in the finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Clear, rich gold with a sudsy head. Baked, toasted malts on the nose, whiffs of grass and earth. Lightly sweet, toasty, with a strong bitterness of grass, wood and dank, too-ripe oranges. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Hops linger in the finish, pretty dry, not to sweet, crispy malts. Nice beer.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
A Sim rate (sample at the brewery thanks to Eddie): Very bitter flavour that hits like a hammer as soon as you take a sip. Tart, malty and so so bitter. Not sure about this one. It’s ok, but alongside the new Uberhop, the latter certainly wins.
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