3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (GBBF2010)
7 Ginger. Hops rich and earthy
3 Deep orange, healthy head.
7 Rich grainy, husky taste, some nut papers.
3 Soft palate, carbonation low
12 Good bitter for 3.7%
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Cask at Old Fountain, Old Street, London, 19 May 2011) Golden amber colour with brief, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with orange, peaches and a touch of mango chutney. Malty, fruity taste with notes of biscuity malt, peaches and a fresh, citrussy bitterness in the finish. Rather light body, with a touch of sweetness. Quite nice.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.
Clear medium orange color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity, light roasted, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100805]
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask gravity at GBBF 2010. Copper colour, lasting beige head. Slight sulphur yeast aroma. Cracking nick. Bitter beer finish. Really work-a-day session bitter that is bitter. Just a touch of acidity/bleach somewhere.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draught at London Brewers Showcase. Pours light, clear brown with faint white head. Weird aroma of water and plastic. Flavor seemed poor, with more plastic-like bitterenss and faint bread. Mild coffee notes. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Didn’t do it for me.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Handpump from the Upstairs CAMRA Bar at the GBBF, Earl’s Court 05/08/2010
Peppery hop aroma. White head. Golden coloured hoppy and fruity with a lime flavour. A hint of dryness and bitterness in a malt finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask@GBBF2010. Ambery golden colour with small beige head. Aroma is caramel, wood, earthy and slightly syrupy notes as well as some slight nuttyness. Flavour is wood, grass, earth and some mild syrupy notes as well.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
From cask. Pours dark brown with a lacing off-white head. Aroma is roasted malt and slight grassy to dry grapefruity hops. Bitter, roasted and malty flavoured. Quite bitter and bone dry finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravity at a tasting at the brewery. amber-brown with a small coarse head. Citrus & plums (faint) on the nose, bitter-sweet body, very dry finish. Very refreshing.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Pigs Ear Beer Festival, 2 December 2009. Rather bizarrely described on the brewery website as an "Imperial Pale Ale" (sic). It’s one thing for Green King to call a basic bitter an IPA but I wish microbrewers wouldn’t follow suit. It just looks daft. The beer itself is gold in colour, has some pleasant tangy hops and a dry, clean mouthfeel. In other words, a perfectly good, solid session bitter. But not an IPA. Or an Imperial Pale Ale, whatever that is.
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