2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: JAN 30, 2011 Re rate - bottle from ASDA Grimsby. Gold, thin but long lasting white head and moderate condition. Gentle grainy sweetness and low flowery hops in the nose, slightly chalky and hop bitter in the mouth, and a lingering hop bitterness and a touch of residual sweetness in the finish. Label remains awful.
(Initial Rating 8/19/2002 - 7-4-6-3-12 3.2 - Bottled. Pale gold with good head and condition. Grapefruity hop aromas, some malt in the mouth but a soapy hop bitterness takes over, dominating the finish. And the label is awful.)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Yellow gold with a medium white head with decent retention. Hoppy, lemon, citrus, some English hops (Goldings?), some American hops (Citra?), floral, fruity. Good amount of bitterness. Long bitter finish. Moreish and delicious. A good beer.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Light gold, Little white head. Tangy malt nose. Lime, peaches. Nectarine mouthtaste with a full biscuity malt kick. A slight sourness. Light, bitter and hoppy finish. Gets better as you persist with it.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
50 cl bottle, Sheffield, UK via North Yorkshire. Medium gold, peach/nectarine aroma with some mintiness lingering back there. Sweet, then a sharp lime hit. Finish fills the mouth, with more citrus at the back of the throat.
3.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
500 mL bottle poured into a pint glass. Little, smooth pale ale with little head. Slightly sweet and hoppy.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Clear golden with good loose white head. Pleasant floral hop aroma with fruity hints. Light body, medium carbonation. Flavour has malty tangy start with nice long bitter finish. Overall a nice beer.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled, 500ml from Asda in York. Gold with white head. Dry and hoppy bitter, plenty of grassy, grapefruit notes, drying with a touch of spiciness. Quite a thin body, but really pretty decent all round.
1.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Golden colour with a scumy head. Aroma of sweet citrus and hops. Tastes of bitter skunky hops. Don’t think I’d get this again.
3.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle at Malthouse. Pours slightly cloudy golden, white mostly diminishing head. Fruity nose, some hops and maybe some roast malt. Flavour is very hoppy, begins bitter, some malt reveals itself later, ending bitter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Lively pour with a decent, frothy white head. Deep golden colour with plenty of carbonation. Aroma had plenty of citrus hops, some hay and apricot sweetness. Flavour had some biscuit malt, spice and a prickly grapefruit finish. Good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasted 03/03/2008. 500ml bottle courtesy of Sam ’ You are an Ironman’ TheGrandmaster (from Scenic Cellars, Taupo). BB 03/2007 - oh dear! Pours pale gold with a tight, lacy white head. Bright until the very last few mls, which contain a few chunks. Floral yeast, mineral notes and dry orange peel on the nose at first, with a little bubblegum in behind. Fairly dry in the mouth with just a little pale malt sweetness, the minerally yeast character and some bitter bitter orange dominate the middle, then yeasty astringency and medium bitterness finish you off. Low carbonation, medium weight. Some dry toffee and fruit linger on the palate. A very nice beer that has stood well, a long way past its best before date. I’d imagine this is quite superb when fresh.
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