2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
[Cask at Monk’s Retreat (JDW), Reading] Amber-brown with a cream soap-sud head. Toffee, farmyard sweepings and farts. Rather oily. Poor even by GK’s standards.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brewed exclusively for the 2011 Wetherspoon Spring beer festival, according to the blurb in the tasting notes: which is when I took these notes.
Challenger and First Gold hops give this beer a great hoppy aroma and taste.
The clear amber body and thin white head look good and the dry aftertaste and bitterness given by the aforementioned hop content produce a very fine beer indeed.
I am not a huge fan of this brewery in general, but this and some other beers they brew are in fact very good.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Nice spicy aroma and flavor of hops and malt. The caramel tone in the malt is vague, which I like, and hop aromas appears well in the taste. Tasty and easy to drink!
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at pub in London. A pretty decent beer. Nice dark golden colour, and a good head.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump at the Penny Black JDW, Northwich 08/04/2011
Floral malt aroma. White head. Bronze coloured and smooth on the palate with some alcohol present. Bitter malty and slightly peppery flavoured in the finish.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
30th March 2011
JDW Fest. Clear amber beer, bubbly white head. So can Greene King brew something resembling a proper IPA? Semi dry palate. Fresh malt. Detectable hops - mild citrus and a whisper of peach. Dry finish. Much better than it’s little brother but nothing to excited about.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask - The Bell Hotel (JDW), Norwich. Clear ruby body & a small though lasting beige head leaving some lacework. Light & sweet perfumey fruits and yeast on the nose. Biscuity, some caramel, yeast & a subtle bitterness. Soft medium-ish body, short finish leaving a stale fruit tang. Unremarkable & nothing standout to indicate its ABV.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, the Francis newton. Chestnut appearance. Spicey caramel aroma. Sweet stone fruit flavour. Slight alcohol hint on the finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Hand pulled at Wetherspoons (under the Central Library), Birmingham. Beautiful appearance: nice russett colour and firm head. Thought this would be poor, but really it’s fairly average. Flavour of sweet UK malt, with a little bitterness. Strength is warming on the finish, which perks things up a little bit. OK.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Tyburn, JDW. Light, hazy gold pour with a creamy cap. Bland, light bread noce. Oof, this beer tastes weird/bad. Either a terrible beer or or terrible conditioning - or both. Messy malts, faint sugar, no bitterness. Watery. Medium in body with flat carbonation. Light dough and water on the finish with some sugars. Wow. Quite bad. I hope this is just an off-day.
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