3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Radical Road with Oakes and Sunshine ... Copper ... creamy head ... soft creamy berry fruits ... little ovaltine malts ... very fruity ... very soft ... little raspberry.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Cloisters. Pours a golden colour with a fair white head. Aroma of spicy pumpkin pie, caramel, pepper and nutmeg. Similar flavours of pumpkin, nutmeg and cinnamon. Quite spicy and nutty overall. Foamy mouth-feel with moderate carbonation and light CO2 prickle. A little sweet and thin but, otherwise, not bad.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ Bon Accord. Slightly hazy copper colour, off-white head. Nose is light malted, a bit spicy, with cinnamon. Flavour is malty, a bit sweet and spicy, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves. Ok drinkable and spices are not too overpowering.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ The Golden Rule, Edinburgh. Mild caramel malt aroma. Amber brown colour with a good head. Spicy caramel, fruit & malt flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Spicy unusual bitter.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Golden. Very spicy character. Coriander and maybe some clove. Light caramel malts provide the backdrop. A little alcohol gets in there as well, which is not a good sign in a session beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Radical Road. Very clear and glassy auburn with a tight head. Cinnamon in the aroma with nice mild pie spices. Dry and mellow. Oily palate detracts from the overall enjoyment. The flavors are fun with spice totally driving it with cinnamon and nutmeg. I’m partial to pie spices in beer, so I like that. The malt character is thin but decent enough to make it all come together. Fun.
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