3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium to dark yellow colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, hay - grass, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grass - hay, light lemon. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110804]
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (@Old Brewery Tavern, Canterbury): Pale golden to golden, small lacy head, grapefruity-hoppy nose with a malty background; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light bodied but absolutely not watery; dryish and lingering bitter-grapefruity finish with a balancing amount of hops underneath. Extremely good for a beer of 3.8% ......
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at GBBF. Golden with a small white head. Clean fruity and citrusy hops aroma with an herbal touch. Dryish and medium bitter flavour with citrus and fruit
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2011. Pours a hazy pale golden color with a small longlasting white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 3. Pours clear, vibrant gold with a light, filmy head. Crispy malt and straw aroma. Somewhat bland flavor, faint wet hay. Light in body with soft carbonation. Mild tangy hay finish. Alright.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Cask at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London, 21 July 2011) Golden colour with foamy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with grapefruit, citrus peel and fresh hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of grapefruit, lemon and fresh grassy/citric hops in the finish. Light body, with a touch of sweetness. Refreshing and quite nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) at Great British Beer Festival, day 3, on 4 August 2011. Gold colour. Plenty of peppery, tangy hops in the aroma and flavour. Firm mouthfeel with a strong bitter grip. Nothing too ostentatious here, just a well-made, tasty, suppable beer with plenty of hop character. Gets the job done in fine fashion.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours clear golden with no head. Hay, grain and vague butter. Medium to thin body. Ends dry.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@GBBF2011. Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is floral, wooden, grassy hoppy and some mild bready notes. Flavour is fruits, wood, some floral notes as well as some mild toasted notes as well.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask gravity at Ramsgate Rocks, Kent. Touch of diacetyl, but hop on finish is lovely. Good condition. Very spritzy. Drinkable.
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