 Ethereal (1500), London, Greater London, England
Dec 31, 2007 Cask at the White Horse, Parson’s Green, 30th Dec 2007. Caramel chestnut colour with a small head. Hoppy aroma with a raspberry hint. Uninspired flavour of malt and hops. Nice bitter finish, but the alcohol is suprisingly evident for a beer of only 4.5%. Bit of a mish mash really.
MesandSim (5790), London, Greater London, England
Dec 26, 2007 A Mes rate: Cask at Elephant ’Sporks.
Golden brown with a decent white head. Very floral and citric with a slight sweetness from some biscuity malt underneath. Dusty finish. Nothing special.
hughie (3016), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Dec 20, 2007 Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Amber. Malty aroma and sweet malty taste with a little fruit and a hint of spice. Sharp bitter finish. Fair but unexceptional.
larsga (2937), Oslo, Norway
Dec 19, 2007 Thick creamy offwhite head slowly settles out of a milky carbonated body, leaving a sharp dividing line and under it a clear amber body. Head has very good cling. Milky fruity malty aroma, quite mild, with resiny notes, quite hoppy. Deep fruity resiny malty floral taste. Excellent harmony. Honey notes. Lots and lots of hops. Dry wooden resiny floral aftertaste. An excellent beer. (0.5pt cask at the Old Mitre.)
imdownthepub (5086), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Dec 15, 2007 Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Amber with white head. Lightly flavoured winter bitter, some bitterness but mostly a slightly oily malt flavour. Some citric fruit and a touch of nut character, but largely lifeless restrained beer.
harrisoni (6703), Ashford, Kent, England
Jan 17, 2007 Cask gravity at Halfway House, Brenchley. Copper colour, disappearing head. Just a bit dull on the aroma. Biscuity malt, some toffee, some sharp hop that is a bit sherberty. Not as intense as I would expect a Harviestoun beer to be. Reasonable fullness in mouth, some nuttiness. Dryish finish.
MartinT (5026), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jan 10, 2007 Any first impressions?
-Creamy head lingers atop the copper hues.
-Shy citrus fruit, dry biscuity malts, and straw comprise the unassertive aroma.
-Plenty of leafy and citrusy hops dally for the pleasure of the haystack.
-Flavors are well-structured amidst the typical low carbonation.
What if you dig deeper?
-The shy aroma could be improved upon with some more hop announcement.
-Leafy hop bitterness is quite muscular.
-This is an enjoyable, hop-heavy bitter which lacks just a bit more personality to become very good, imho.
From the Bow Bar, Edinburgh.
maeib (4677), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Jan 8, 2007 Cask conditioned - handpump - Derby Winterfest 07. A golden coloured beer with a white head. The aroma is hoppy with citrus and orange notes. The taste is mildly hoppy and citric. A little short of flavour but OK
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