3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
As...something Welsh and unpronounceable, The Miles Thompson (JDW), Kendal, Cumbria, 15/02/13. White-capped bronze again. Cornflake dipped in caramel; soft aniseed and orange hints. Vanilla afters. Good pinecone, alley, hedge, somewhat catty nose. Hint of chlorine. Very heavy on the biscuit and cereal flavours. Sweet amd uninteresting but had worse.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Castle Hotel, shared with Finn. Clear amber coloured body, loose white head, lacework to the glass. Leafy hops to the nose. Fruit hoppy taste supported by caramel malts. Rounded bitter ending. Soft in the mouth. Straightforward Brit bitter (Manchester, 21.01.2013).
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A clear, light brown bitter with a tight creamy head. It’s a well balanced light bitter with a dry finish.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A well balanced bitter, slightly dry tasting, a session like drink I think, doesn’t really stand out
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sweet and seductive. Treacle tart and jam, cherries to a crisp dry finish. Mmmmm. Nice one. Shame that was the last of it!
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Has a good body, but whilst this does help make this a fine ale it has no distinct taste.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask, 4.1%. Mildly fruity and nutty flavour. Clear dark golden colour. Floral hoppiness, mild and nice. The aftertaste is slightly cleansing grassy hops. Low to medium bitterness. Good chalky mouthfeel. Nicely refreshing.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (handpump) @ The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 1LE.
Clear medium yellow to orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, fruity, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100425]
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Cask at Castle, Manchester, 22 July 2009) Amber colour with frothy, white head. Fruity nose with apricots, orange peel, biscuits and slightly earthy hops. A touch of sulphur. Fruity taste with notes of bicuity malt, apricots, orange and earthy hops in a finish with well balanced bitterness. Rather light body. Decent bitter not straying too far from the mainstream.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Nag’s Head, Macclesfield. Pours a copper color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty aroma with some hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
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