2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
From cask at Turnhouse. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off-white and creamy head. Aroma is light toasted and fruity. Citric, tart and bone dry. Light toasted malt. Bitter and dry finish, towards citric.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
The Felix, Nuneaton, 08/11/12. Not pale but dark bronze lidded with beige. Mildly phosphoric, sulphurous, egg custard aroma- having read nothing about the festival I knew at first sniff this was Batemans or Marstons. Dough and custard soured with boiled cherry sweet and mineral edge. Bog standard eggy brown English bitter.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nice copper coloured brew, white head lasts well. Smooth and malty, less hoppy than I expected, but a good satisfying brew! Spoons beer festival.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at the Rupert Brooke (JDW), Rugby - 31/10/12.
Clear amber with a bubbly off white head. Good lacing.
Light malts on the nose, barley, not a lot doing!
Tastes of light caramel, touch of hops, light toffee notes, some fruits.
Lightish bodied with soft carbonation, a little thin.
Boring.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask @ The Sir Edward Wyllie JDW. Amber brown colour, reasonable head. Mild grassy malt aroma. Dry caramel malt flavour. Bitter aftertaste. Very average bitter.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at Charlie Hall (JDW) part of Autumn 2012 Beer Festival; Pours clear brown colour, only a small amount of hop bitterness in the taste, a little bit of caramel and a weird metallic after taste.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pint at The Counting House (’spoons) in Glasgow. Slightly hazy orange amber body, with a white head. Grassy aroma, floral and citrus flavour with pleasant nutty depth. Slightly sticky palate. Don’t know if I would fancy a session, but a perfectly acceptable refresher. Went well with fish chips and mushy peas.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Interesting for the length on the palate but not enough going on to make me search it out. Came across as a bit of a session ale.
2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 6/20
cask at Sorder ... copper ... small off white head ... medicinal must bitter hop nose ...much the same... very herbal and bitter ... no i really dont ike this
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Utterly bland and forgettable brown session bitter, dominated by caramel flavouring.
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