 harrisoni (6947), Ashford, Kent, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
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.
MesandSim (5979), London, Greater London, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
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.
Magicdave6 (5560), London, Greater London, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 6, 2005 very drinkable, however, a bit thin and not much going on for a beer of its strength.
duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 19, 2004 Cask@The Red Lion, Isleworth, London. Deep copper colour as Chris_O points out. Lagery sort of malts, quite neutral, but with a nice soft melony, kiwifruit hop flavour, nicely fresh, light and pleasant.
imdownthepub (5190), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
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.
MartinT (5080), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
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.
chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 11, 2004 Attractive deep copper colour. A dryish, mainly malty beer, but Harviestoun likes to use plenty of hops and this is no exception. This provides a good balance. There are subtle spicy notes too. Whether this comes from the hops, or from added spices is not clear. If the latter, it’s very subtle and not overdone at all. A nice beer. Cask (handpump), the Devereux, Temple, London.
maeib (4776), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
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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