3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Coronation, Bristol 31/3/10. Amber with a decent white head. Aroma of summer fruits, grassy hop and a hint of yeast. Easy drinking with plenty of fruit, orange hops and a decent bitter finish. Good.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (handpump) @ Three Guineas, Station Approach, Reading, Berkshire, England RG1 1LZ.
Clear medium amber to orange color with a average, frothy to creamy with blobs, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, herbs. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100429]
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Charlie’s, Copenhagen, on May 8, 2010
Clear copper color, dense white head. Smooth herbal bitter taste, some butter. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Smooth hoppy scent.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned at The Grapes, Oxford. Amber with white head. Pretty standard bitter with a thin body and touches of earthy hop, its ok just not very exciting.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
cask at cask and barrel ... amber creamy white head ...light grassy hop ... light dry fruity hop ... little toffee .. ok but no real zezt
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ The State. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of bready malts, some hops. Flavour is quite hoppy, some citrus, hint of vegetables. Refreshing.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask conditioned handpump Golden Lion Wellingborough. A clear golden beer with a white head and lacing. A touch of lemon in the nose but mostly earthy. Bittersweet and very English - almost to the point of dullness.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Market Porter. Gold, bit of farty aroma. Some pale malt in the mouth. Decent condition. Not enough hop up front, but the hop on the finish makes it quite interesting. Finishes a lot better than it starts. Some sherbert hop and a bit of hop sting.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask in the Market Porter. Alround rating: Pale malt, lightly grassy and lemony hop, bit of fresh green hop acidity, some sulphury minerally water. Fairly balanced bitter.
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