3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
10th November 2009
Spoons Fest. Clear light amber beer. Light palate. A little dry. Even malt and very light mellow hops that impart very light fruit and even lighter bitterness. Subtle peach and orange. Decent but very light!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Handpump at the Penny Black JDW, Northwich 08/11/2009
Malt and hop aromas. Copper amber coloured and fruity with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate. Cask at Baker Street ’Sporks.
Copper coloured with a slim off white head. Fairly straight forward stuff. Clean and drinkable. Slightly earthy on the malt, nicely citric and dry on the hops. Pretty decent.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Handpulled cask at JDW Hatch End. Amber with a white head. Good clean session bitter in very uk regional style.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Amber with a dense cream head; spicy malt aroma; chewy malt flavour; and a light bitterness to finish. Rather plain.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at JDW ... light amber ... soft fruity nose ... easy drinking light and fruity ... light body ... but decent depth ... a good bitter
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 7/20
JDW Rochester. Clean and fruity. Leen. Some sweetness and a vague bitterness at the end reminiscent of Czech lager, but also with a juicy pineapple note. Mildly interesting - would need to drink several times to discover how much I actually like this, as it is fairly subtle.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at The Penny Black, Bicester, Oxon, 07-11-09 Pours mid amber. This came across as a typical British Bitter, crisp bitterness, nice bite, easy drinking, slightly dry at end, enjoyable and a good accompaniment to my large breakfast that I failed once again to complete. A6 A4 F6 P3 Ov12 3.1
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Amber to brown with white head. Nice little light, tasty bitter that pushes all the session ale buttons. Light on the palate with a fresh, slightly oily hop flavour, some citrus, lemony notes and a forgiving, malty, biscuity body. We all liked it.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
The Baron. Still amber brown with a slim level collar, glass milky white with lace. Pleasant opening wash of fruit; apple, orange, maybe strawberry merging into a soft lingering cashew maltiness. Sultanas and warm buttered toast. Picking up some herbal, grassy hop and almond as it drains. Gentle, silky, insinuating..Englishness. Very pleasant little lunchtime sessions.
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