4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Pale yellow. Fres zesty orangey nose. Dryish and light bodied soft and vital with loads of orangey hops atop the inviting slender grainy malt. finishes with lingering bitterness. A glorious light ale that makes me think of Dark Star Hophead.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hand pulled at the Imperial (JDW), Walsall. Hazy golden, cream white head. Ow! Really good. Ow! Clean, strong, citric hop. Fierce, firm flavour. Sticky, thich mouthfeel. Big, long flavour. Brilliant. Ow!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask @ The Crystal Palace JDW. Yellow colour with a good head. Citrus fruit aroma. Dry biscuit & citrus fruit flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Good golden ale.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
<i>A Mes rate: gravicask at The Junction Tavern.</i>
Pale gold. Clean as a whistle. No head. Superb nettley hop aroma with gorgeous grassy notes, faint hints of lemon and ganja held up by a lightly sweet malty backbone. A bloody good smell. Flavour... this is what I love so much about British beer. Not brash or bold, just a quintessential drop of cask ale lovliness. I could drink this all day. Wonderfully grassy, excellent mineral notes and delicate citric accents. Utterly superb British hop bitterness in the finish with a lip smacking dryness. Each sip leaves me wanting more. Damn good beer.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask, The Benjamin Huntsman, Wetherspoon Ale Festival. Clear bright pale gold, musty aroma with a citrus and peach mixture. Fresh nectarine flavour, then a long peach finish. Amazing considering the ABV.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask in the Market Porter. Alround rating: Pale very light malt, citrusy, bit of harviestoun tea hop character, lemon, papaya, nice and fruity and infinitly drinkable. Very nice and refreshing.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Pours out in a clear golden colour with a low thick white foam. Mild aroma of lemony and grassy hops. Light-bodied with dryish crispy notes of lemon-zest, grapefruit, grass and minerals. Medium to high bitter finish of grapefruit and grass. A tasty and mean little quaffer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the John Logie Baird (JDW), Hastings. straw coloured with a dense white head; aroma of citrus and grain; clean citrus flavour with a smooth, creamy, grainy body; then a sharp grapefruit finish. Simple but well made.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask by handpump at Four Marys, Linlithgow (25 May 12) - clear pale golden ale, thin white head, fruity hop aroma, good temperature, grassy, citrus flavour, moderate carbonation, easy to drink
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Teviot. Golden blonde pour, thick white head that doesn’t go anywhere! Soft hoppy grassy nose, hint of bready malts. Very dry and slightly citrus, with subdued peppery Saaz character. Nice soft bitter linger. Ok, perfectly sessionable.
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