3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Max’s Taphouse, Baltimore tap: Pours a nice copper color with an off-white head. Aroma is caramel malt, British hops, and some light fruitiness. Taste is mildly bitter and somewhat sweet. This was a very nice and simple, easy drinking beer that was great for kicking off a day at Max’s.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at Blue Monk, golden amber pour, caramel malt dominated, lighter flavor for an ESB. Mild bitterness. Ok
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On draft at Churchkey in DC. Pours a cloudy gold with a thin bubbly off white head. Flavors of caramel. Bitter finish.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
160315. Bottle at home. Pours hazy golden with a disappearing head. Aroma fruits, some malts. Light bodied. Easy to drink stuff but nothing special.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask by handpump at Cumberland Bar, Edinburgh (30 Aug 12) - clear deep amber ale, thin off-white head, fruity, caramel malt aroma, caramel, sweet, good temperature, low to moderate carbonation, dry finish
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Dregs of Keith’s eye-wateringly expensive Dad’s Day 750ml swingtop). Soupy orange with a fine slim head. Agricultural aroma with earthy yeast, sesame, Weetabix, orange-accented hop and matchbox impressions. Nutty with peanut and sesame notes beneath robust orangey hop and rustic yeastiness; Weetabix again. Slightly drying finish softening into creaminess on the swallow. Think I’ve missed out on the finer nuances of this one.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol May 2012. Ruddy amber in colour with a slight, off-white head. Caramel, plenty of berry fruit, cereal malts and a decent bitter finish. Good.
4.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Swing-top bottle from Rehills. Dark amber coloured with burnt toffee, currants and fruity orange flavours and a slight woody hop finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Dark amber with a thin head. Aromas are biscuit and weetabix with fudge and hints of pear. Nutty with soft spices. Flavours are nutty and woody with sweet toffee. Lemon with herbal, spicy pine. Earthy, fruity and dry on the finish. A good malty bitter.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tasted this in the Bell Inn, Carlton Colville in June 2002. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear mahogany in colour with light russet tints around the edges and a thin off white head. Strong malt in the vinous aroma. Thin but creamy mouthfeel and good lacing. Mixed malts give a rich maltloaf base with sweet notes of black plums and maple syrup. Spicy prickle of hop resins add a dry note to the short aftertaste. Finish is silky smooth and dry with vinous port notes long in intensity. One of my favourites from the portfolio. Well recommended.
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