3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 DJMonarch (9151) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - NOV 6, 2009
Cask Handpump at the Smithfield Hotel, Manchester 18/07/2009
Hoppy aroma. Golden coloured and hoppy with a little dryness and bitterness in a crisp malt finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Nightfall (1263) - Hamburg, GERMANY - AUG 21, 2009
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]. Golden amber color with smallish white head. Lemony and grassy hops, moderate bitterness.OK.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 asheft (2072) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 11, 2009
[cask @ RBESG 2009]
Not overpowering US hops aroma with pine over grapefruit. Gold colour and hazy with lacy white on top. Well-balanced caramel and pine/grapefruit hops that is sort of a hybrid UK/US hops bill. Moderate to elevated bitterness. Light to medium body, moderately bitter finish, low carbonation.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 cgarvieuk (8654) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JUL 30, 2009
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]... amber ... thin white head ... light hop ... bitter lime ... so so,.
3.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 thewolf (8655) - Kolding, DENMARK - JUL 30, 2009
[RBESG, Sheffield]
Cask @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester.
Pours lightly hazy golden with a small, creamy, white head. Aroma has some strawberry, lidt pine and apricot. Low carbonation, a tad thin. Flavour is light malty sweet, some strawberry, resiny hops and a light bitter finish. Okay.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 fonefan (25125) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JUL 29, 2009
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ] Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, lemon, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and shell bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090718]
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20 DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - JUL 27, 2009
Cask in the smithfield hotel, manchester. Alround rating: Pale light toast, floral and herbal hop, apple and old cellar come in later, nae condition again.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 bierkoning (8109) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - JUL 23, 2009
Cask @ Smithfields Hotel, Manchester. Blonde. Earthy grassy citrus aroma and flavor. Notes of grapes. Yeasty. Earthy hopbitter finish. Nice one.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 Borresteijn (2759) - Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS - JUL 23, 2009
RBESG Sheffield, Smithfields Hotel Manchester, cask. Clear golden colour, white head. Light fruity hoppy aroma. Flavour is pine, orange peel, harsh hoppiness, grapefruit bitter finish. Not enough body to back up the bitterness.
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