3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
[cask at the 2008 SRAF] One of Harviestoun’s lesser-seen seasonals, given a run out at the 2008 Scottish Real Ale Festival. Pale amber beer with a decent head, aromas of grapefruit and sweet malt. It reminded me of a touch of Bitter&Twisted and a touch of Schiehallion – quite zingy on the palate from the hops, but fading into a long, slightly sweet aftertaste. Nice enough though [21062008] 700th rating
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
April 2009
Clear gold beer. Dry and crisp palate. Nice level of hops. Spicy bitterness with a trace of grapefruit. Quite a bitter aftertaste.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, The Globe, Leicester. Pale gold with a bubbly thin head. Aromas are light biscuit with lots of lemon. Piney and woody with petrol. Flavours are grapefruit bitterness with woody, dry and a bitter paracetamol finish. Decent.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ some bar, London. Golden colour, white head. Beer is fruity, with citrus. Soft mouthfeeling. Typical golden ale. Nice one.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A Mes rate. Cask handpull at Baker Street ‘Sporks.
Clean dark gold with a thin white head. Very bready with a slight hint of diacetyl giving it a wholemeal and butter character. Decent hops but they are just not supported well. Harviestoun can do a LOT better.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Handpulled cask at JDW Hatch End, Harrow. Pale amber with a decent white head that left plenty of lacing. Citrus hop aroma with a touch of summer fruit. Flavour had some grapefruit, elderflowers and a decent dry finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, half pint at JDWs Unit 5,Victoria. Copper-golden. Lacing head. Dry fruit hoppy aroma. Fine blend of fruits like grapefruit, lemon and orange in flavour. Dry bittersweet endnotes. Refreshing and easy to drink (London, 05.05.2009).
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask handpull at Hinckley Spoons. Red gold with a flat white lid and speckled with lace. Good wring of lychee and nettley hop in the nose with added caramel. Totally flat with a pleasant mellow rub of soapy citrus hop; lychee and stewed tea wth a punchy bitterness softening into slate, oats and lingering malted milk biscuit. Robustly hopped and balanced but not their best.
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