2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Handpull at The George (Strand). Clear light amber with a smallish but long-lasting off-white frothy/creamy head. Aroma and taste - sweet grainy diacetyl, I’m afraid - decent pungent floral bitterness underneath but the butter/paper harshness doesn’t go away. Average and slightly chewy body with mild carbonation and a longish somewhat harsh finish. Pass
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask@The Cottage, Norwich. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is sweet malts, caramel, some earthyness, nuts and mild herbal notes. Flavour is caramel, bread, some floral and herbal notes. Mild bitterness.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask - The Cottage, Norwich. Poured with a small, tight, lacy & lasting white head atop a clear, bright golden coloured body. Floral, light to mid fruits, delicate citrus and yeast aromas. Pale malts, caramel, citrus and yeast on the tongue. Light to medium body, soft mouthfeel finishing with a short citrus & grassy hop finish.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On cask at the excellent Take 5. Light bitter, very smooth and creamy with tight white head. Quite sweet in the taste, fruit overtones. Overall a very acceptable pint
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On cask at The Bow Bar. A dark golden ale with a lacy white head. Aroma of caramel, Weetabix, malt and sweet candy sugar. Quite malty flavours with puffed wheat and caramel notes. Light carbonation and CO2 prickle. Oily mouth-feel and a musty linger.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
cask at guilford ... amber ... bubbly white head ...light fruit soft hop nose ... soft toffee malt with bitter soapy finish ...
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: NOV 14, 2010 2nd September 2007. On tap. Light palate. Some fruit from the hops but it’s not bitter. A semi dry finish.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled at Monks Cafe, Stockholm. POurs out in aclear amber colour with a dense lasting white foam. Dense aroma of cookies and fishfood with notes of oranges and fudge. Medium-bodied with notes of oranges, and apricots with strong notes of crackers, white bread, roatsed nuts and earth .Dryish medium-bitter finish with notes of white bread, cookies and nuts. Not aromatic at all.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.
Clear medium orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (030508)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 1, 2008 <i>A Mes rate: Gravicask at Reading Beer Festival.</i>
Attractive bright gold with a thin white rim. Peachy hops with a delicate sweetness. Bland and boring but completely inoffensive. (6/3/6/3/12)
***Re-rate***
Dark gold with no head but decent condition, work that one out. A really well balanced brew. Malt and hops are both clear but neither arguing for top spot. Some faint tobacco and some decent citric notes too. Very drinkable. Nice dusty bitter finish with a good dry feel. Decent stuff and much better than when we had it at Reading.
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