3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20canned. coppery colour with a bubble wrap head and no sign of widgefied shaving creaminess. decent mix of aromas - brown sugar, rye, diet coke and northerners. moderate toffee sweetness and some creeping burnt bitterness. the texture gets pretty flat and listless pretty quickly or maybe i should have just drunk it quicker rather than writing boring notes. many thanks to dennis for getting his mate to bring him his favourite beer from back home in manchester and then giving it to me
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(Cask): Dark amber in colour with a small, creamy, off white head. Roasted malt aroma with small hints of caramel and fruit. Malty taste with some hops and fruit coming through, moderate bitterness and smooth on the palate.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours a medium brown with a frothy white head. Aroma of caramel malt and bitter hops. Medium body, astringent hop flavour.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 5/20
Bottle at home. Much better on Handpull. Slight hoppy aroma and after that quite a standard bitter.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask. A disappointing amber coloured bitter with very little flavour or aroma.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Excellent smooth ale very little flavour but great character in its bitterness.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at the Ape & Apple, Manchester, England.
Clear amber colour with small to average sized creamy off-white head.
Mild fruity and woody malty aroma with some berry notes.
Mild woody malty flavour with mild bitter floral hops. Smooth. Dry woody aftertaste.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white and creamy head. Aroma is roasted malty and slight breadish. Bitter and roasted malt flavoured. Dry malty. Roasted and dry bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask.
Aroma has lots of malt, with some underlying fruit, copper, small off-white head. Flavour has more fruit than the nose, some pleasing malt too. Light bodied, balanced, fine bitterness. A good session.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Hare and Hounds, Manchester. Light brown in color. Aroma of hops, some caramel/toffee, and spices. Ok malt taste, strong hops. Good caramel sweetness; slightly fruity with a touch of citrus. Hoppy, bitter finish with citrus and pepper. Pretty nice, with decent malt character.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is very light with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry bitter finish. Boring.
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