2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki, on 2008-09-25) Golden. Clear. Medium sized white long lasting head. Yeasty, seawatery and fruity nose. Quite light palate, dryish, litte carbonation. Yeast, bitterness, salt water, malts and bit of fustyness in taste.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the brewery after a cellar training course in the pub attached. Alround rating: Pale biscuity sweet malts, floural and grassy hops. The bitterness is there but could do with more. Still a decent peppery session bitter.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
I had this little drop at the White House in Guildford. Nice, malty, fruity and a bit of hops - quite tasty for a 3.8%er
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Prince of Wales North Farnborough. Lovely fruity aroma with a nice copper coloured body. The taste is spicy with fruity aftertaste. I rather liked this beeer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the George and Devonshire, next to the brewery. Lots of maltiness, rather fruity. Some grassy hops. Not very exiting, really.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ Union Jack, SE1. Copper coloured with off-white head. Aroma is hoppy / fruity. Taste is malty and fairly well balanced although could be better.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Mad Bishop & Bear, Paddington Station, 27/9/07. Amber with a decent off-white head. Dusty hop aroma with a hint of sweet malt. Easy drinking with a balanced malt and grassy hop flavours. Good.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask in Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Clear copper with a short head. Very little scent, some citrus. Good mouthfeel. Watery, chalky chemical taste, nothing else. Bland.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: SEP 25, 2007 Cask@Churchill Arms, Kensington. Light fruity & flowery nose. Hazy golden, low frothy off-white head. Floery and fruiy base notes. Light body, mellow mouthfeel.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. At The Eagle, City Road, London - yes, THAT Eagle, the one from the nursery rhyme. Top shape pint. Clear gold-amber with a decent creamy off-white cask head. Dry, almost chalky wildflower/marigold hop aroma, light wheaty grain, dusty, sneeze-inducing yeast (okay, that’s a stretch) - not too sweet at all. The taste was very smooth, dry, light but decent grainy malt, very lightly toasty, with a firm pungent floral hop finish. Average cask bitter body, more than average astringency, quite soft on the palate, with a reasonably long bitter slightly chalky linger. Very good, this really stood out for me among the same-samey bitter crowd - nice little bit of alpha acidity going on as well.
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