3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Blackfriers. Aroma was noteably grand union, grassy citrus leafy hops. Taste has a great pale malt backbone with a very well balanced flavoursome hoppy bite. Excellent session ale.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a golden colour with a moderate ammount of head. Light, hoppy aroma. Somewhat predictable hoppy flavour with a little malt in their for balance. Not bad, but nothing particularly unique.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask-conditioned at the JDW pub, Chancery Lane, London WC2, 9/7/07. Golden with a lacy white head. This was seriously dull. The aroma was of tired hops followed by flavours of more hops which had seen better days.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate:
Cask at Baker Street ’Spoons. Typical run of the mill fayre from Grand Union. A fresh hopped golden ale with just a lick of malt to keep it interesting. Ok it was quite pleasant and very quaffable. One of their better beers at least.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Pale gold in colour, with a frothy white head; fresh hoppy smell, with a trace of yeast; chewy in the mouth with a sweet fruity start, and plenty of hops; leading to a pleasantly sharp grapefruit aftertaste. An excellent golden ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 25 Nov) Pale amber colour with small white head. Fruity nose with citrus, grapefruit and floral hops. Fruity taste with notes of grapefruit, lemon and a nice hoppy bitterness in the finish. A nice, hoppy golden ale.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump at the Station Buffet, Stalybridge 26/02/2005
Golden coloured with hoppy and citrus aromas. Slightly dry lasting bitter finish.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned and handpulled at the VAT & Fiddle, Nottingham. A viscous gold, chewy ale, long lasting bitterness, lovely stuff.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask gravity at Kent BF. I fall somewhere in between spiesy’s comments and those from duff and chris_o. Slightly yeasty nose on this golden beer with some citrus and hoppy dry finish. I found it very drinkable without it being outstanding
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask@Catford Beer Festival. Boiled egg and sulfur in the nose, bready/cracker character, lemony, tea-like hops, dissapointing.
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