3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[Cask conditioned] Nice bítter with surprisingly much aroma and flavour. Rather hoppy and bitter with funny and tasty meat notes.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask conditioned handpump Malt Shovel Northampton A darkish amber coloured beer with a slightly woody aroma with some sweet malts. It’s dry and fruity in the mouth with some thin woodiness. Pretty dull.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at the Nut Tree, Murcott, Oxon 10-08-08 Pours light amber with nice white head, nice fresh slight hoppy aroma (bit safe). Easy drinking sweet, slightly fruity and hoppy beer that was in good nick, enjoyable but not an exciter I’m afraid.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask Conditioned at The Rising Sun, Bream, Gloucs. Golden amber with faint head. This was badged for the pub, but investigation lead me to this beer. It was in a tired state, some tea like dry hoppiness and a tarty maltiness. Finishes off with a gooseberry flavour. Not a great beer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Gravity at Olde Dolphin Inn Beer Festival, Derby. Deep yellow body, sweet and malty aroma, bit of wet wood in there, coats the mouth with a sweet finish.
2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Only a trace ring of head on a somewhat soupy, deep copper body. Little hop balance, mostly a hop charge. Meaty flavors like ham, lingering unpleasant bitterness. Not exactly a limp palate, but uncomfortably plain with the diluted flavors magnifying the effect. Obviously, I am not too thilled with this beer. (on tap, Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford)
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