3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at London Drinker Beer Festival 2007. The programme notes suggested that this would be a dark and malty ale but, in reality, it was a pretty standard copper bitter colour. There was a modicum of, almost smoky, malt character in the aroma. Rather restrained bitterness on the palate. A respectable, if rather soft, session bitter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask at The Paisley Beer Festival. Pours a slightly hazy dark colour with a fair beige head. Aroma of caramel, grassy hops, yeast and alcohol. Similar flavours with mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
cask at paisley ... amber copper ... bubbly off white head ... dull fruity toffee malt nose .. dull toffee fruits ... not my thing
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@Criterion, Leicester. Cloudy amber beer with a light head. The aroma is roasted and toffee, and the flavour is fairly bitter and toffee. Overall a nice toffee bitter well hopped beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, Criterion, Leicester. Amber, ruby red with a cream head. Aromas are toffee and pear with caramel and spices. Tea with some light herbal notes. Flavours are sweet pear and lemon with toffee. Earthy hops with a dry finish. Decent.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Carlisle BF. Soft and papery, slightly dry and a touch of graininess. Beautiful mid-brown sparkling appearance.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
From Cask at Abbotsford, Edinburgh.
Pale brown colour. Oxidized unfortunately, but with hints of almond paste and raisins. Bit of bitterness.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at the Glenrothes Beer Festival 08. Chestnut with a thin filmy head. Sour hop/malt balance and a distinct nose of sick and staleness.Mouth is bitter and sour and watery, then malty, with some sweet biscuit. Not entirely unpleasant.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Stillage from the Cellar at the Prince Of Wales, Foxfield 16/06/2007
Fruit and hop aromas. Amber coloured fruity crisp and bitter with a slightly dry malt finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
A Mes rate:
Gravicask @ Reading Beer Festival. Amber colour. Slightly bland in the nose but there is just about some detectable malt and hops so I guess it has some balance. Strange traditional lemonade hint in the flavour. Watery mouthfeel. Wet behind the ears.
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