3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate: cask handpull at the Pembury Tavern.
Semi hazy orange brown with a thin white film on top. Ooh a tiny hint of condition. Way to go Pembury. Huge grapefruit hop on the nose. Not much else happening but at least there are hops. Good ones too. Faint odd meaty note in the flavour that is not helping anything but the grapefruit hops and pale biscuity malt go together really well. Actually I think the meaty note is something that happens somewhere between the malt and hops which is a shame seeing as they balance nicely. More grapefruit in the finish but then some more oily meat. Finally settling on a pleasant citric bitterness thank god. Almost really good... Sadly it’s not.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Gravity at Battersea Beer Festival 2012. Copper with a small head and floral malty aroma. Lovely crisp body balancing fruity malt with peppery faintly citrus hop bitterness. Very nice.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at The Malt Shovel, Northampton. Orange gold with white head. Sharp, hoppy and dry, some lemon & grapefruit notes, some dry tea, bitter and lasting. Good.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Amber with a small white head. Fruity aroma with peach and red berries, and some bready malt. Grainy and peach fruity flavour with a good bitterness
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ Chris O’s. Thanks guys. Pours cloudy golden with a small off white head. Citrus, herbs and grain. Dry, bitter, hoppy and smooth. Good.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle at ChrisO & Ruth’s - Thanks. Clear amber/brown - white head. Orange, nice fruity, peachy, flowery, tangerine, abricot, medium malty, high fruity, ok malty, nice hoppy, light sweetness.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (GBBF2010)
6 Simple bitter ale aroma
3 Mid orange, loose head
7 Crisp tasty bitter, well balanced
4 Pleasant hoppy finish.
13 Sessionable, I’m sure.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at GBBF 2010 ... golden amber ... dull soft lemon hop nose... again dull light plain fruit hop .
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@GBBF2010. Amber colour with small beige head. Aroma and flavour are fruity and floral hops along with some nectar, caramel malts and also some quite wooden notes.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Battersea Beer Festival, 10th Feb 2010. Amber, bright and clear. Floral, hoppy nose. Light and hoppy flavour. Fresh tasting, refreshing. A good session bitter.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@Loughborough Beer Festival, 2010. Amber beer with a light head. The aroma is gently hopped and burnt, and the flavour is rum/molasses like with a bitter finish. Overall a disappointing and slightly strange tasting beer.
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