2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (handpump) at GBBF, August 2006. Golden colour. Some unwelcome diacetyl in the aroma. Clean and dry on the palate. Fortunately the diacetyl did not persist. More malt than expected from the style. Decent enough but a bit dull. Didn’t seem in sparkling condition.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
1. Cask Stillage at the Fat Cat, Sheffield 23/08/2003
Clear golden very hoppy with a slightly bitter smooth finish.
2. Cask Stillage at the Memorial Hall, Northwich Beer Festival 20/09/2003
Clear golden floral and citrus with a dry hop finish.
3. Cask Handpump at the Lord Eldon, Knutsford 06/02/2008
Fruit and hop aromas. Mid brown coloured hoppy and fruity bubble gum flavour with a crisp and bitter malt finish.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ The Waterhouse, JDW. Manchester M2. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish with hints of caramel in the aftertaste.
2.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at GBBF 2006. An orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet with buttery and flowery notes. The flavor is sweet buttery, leading to a nicely bitter end that also contains some grapefruit notes. Remove the butter and this is a very nice beer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
INteresting, good Blond ale, not very the best I have had, but it was nice to drink it, nice gassy touches int he foam.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask conditioned – handpump – GBBF. A golden coloured bitter with some diacetyl spoiling the hoppy aroma. The taste is sweet with more diacetyl. Chewy and not on good form.
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