3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Handpump at the Waterhouse JDW, Manchester 27/03/2011
Hoppy aroma. Clear golden coloured floral and hoppy with a fruity pineapple flavour. A hint of bitterness in a dry malt finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
30th March 2011
JDW Fest. Clear gold beer, residual white head. Light palate, very moderate carbonation. Slightly dry. A little pale malt. Reasonable hops, trace of citrus with an ok bitter kick. Fairly well balanced. Finishes dry. Alright.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, handpump at Far From The Madding Crowd, Oxford, with Baz 30.04.11 Pours gold with a white head. Nicely hoppy, solid but sweet malty base, some bitterness remains, its fine. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov13 3.4
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask, The Francis Newton, Sheffield, UK. Pale gold colour. Malt ginger aroma, sweet with a spicy bite. More sweetness battles with the hops. Syrupy at the end.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask-conditioned at the Jolly Sailor (JDW), Hanham, S Gloucestershire 5/04/2011. Golden in colour with a slight white head. Sweetish caramel with a touch of citrus and hint of sulphur. Ok.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at the Gig House (JDW), Wokingham. Hazy amber with a loose white head; fruity aroma; fruity taste - but also chalky and with a hint of iodine; then a woody bitterness to finish. Not sure about this one.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
From cask at Willow Walk. Pours cloudy orange with a small, creamy and white head. Aroma is slight toasted malty, breadish and dry herbal hoppy. Bitter, malty and slight herbal hoppy finish.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at JDW Montagu Pyke. Pours a clear gold, with a small off white head. Slightly floral, honey, sweet caramel, toffee and citrus.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
Cask Conditioned handpump Eastgate Northampton. A golden beer with a tight white head and lacing. Smells of glass nothing else. Sweet and sickly with wet wheaty cereal. Malts are bad and hops non existant. Poor.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Cask @ Counting House, JDW. Clear golden colour, no head. Aroma is non-descriptive, except some grassy notes. Flavour is light malted and skunky. Not good at all.
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