2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
In robin hood cambridge. Neutrally to light malty aroma.almost creamy head. Hazy amber ruby might a bit darker . Medium bitterness and sweetness. Not a special flavour. Medium body. Average xmas beer
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask by handpump at Bert’s Bar, Edinburgh - pours dark brown with a good head and no detectable aroma. Hint of apple and spice in the aftertaste.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Burlington Berties. Fruity malt flavour. Very slight hint of spice. Pretty uninspiring.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On cask at Bert’s Bar. Pours a dark amber with a decent head. The nose has biscuits and cream. The taste has more biscuits with just a hint of ginger on the end.The palate has a medium structure and the texture in the middle section is medium weighted and there’s a dry finish. Overall, decent enough but won’t have another.
2.1 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Poured at badger box annesley notts 18.12.11 poured chestnut brown with creamy off white head, fresh sweet smell, slight caramel taste but not much aftertaste, drinkable and pleasant in a pub with limited ale options
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Average head. Floery fragrance. Mild allround xmasbeer, suitable for food or discussions, party or self contemplation. Slightly sweet, slightly bitter, slightly spice, slightly smooky. But nothing special.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, handpump at The Rock of Gibraltar, Enslow, Oxon, 12th December 2011 Pours dark chestnut, this is a touch spicy, its malty, some soft nuttiness, fruity. Whilst not totally my thing and I have to say it’s better than I expected but the pumpclip is annoying. A6 A3 T7 P3 Ov12 3.1
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Lovely fruity peach smell with malt and caramel. Dark amber with a full frothy light tan head. Smooth fresh thin palate. Sweet malt start with a light bitter hop finish. Some spice, woody, light roast. Delicious and very enjoyable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at The Phoenix Twyford. Nice creamy head to this chestnut brown best bitter. Malty Jose with ripe vine fruit, very pleasant. Malt and fruit on taste with gentle bitterness making it fairly smooth an easy going. The GK yeast is notable in the taste. Finish has a slow growing bitterness with malt and fruit.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draught at The Rover, Gothenburg. Pours amber with a small light brown head. Smells malty and abit diacetyl. Tastes malty, bitter, abit watery and diacetyl with a similar finish.
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