2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned @ Humble Plum, Soton. Nothing outstanding. Some fruity malt and bready yeast. Pedestrian but nonetheless very drinkable.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A - roasted caramel and toffee
A - dark gold with thin head
T - sweet with mild bitter
P - mid
O - decent
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: NOV 4, 2011 Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki, Finland.
Clear mahogany colour with small frothy off-white head.
Mild floral hops, nuts, mild caramel and some dry maltiness in aroma.
Flavour very dry nutty with floral hops, wood and citrusy notes.
Thinnish but tasty.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Cask at Kitty’s, 20111031) The beer poured brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had malts and mild roastedness. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, toffee, caramell, sweetness, grass and bitterness. Aftertaste was sweet and bitter. Too sweet but clean.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Battersea Beer Festival, 10th Feb 2011. Copper colour. Standard bitter palate & taste. Drinkable but forgettable and bland.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned handpump Wig & Pen Northampton. A classic brown coloured beer with an off-white head and lacing. A warm malty beer with a fruity berry aroma. Warm and malty in the mouth. A bit of chocolate and a bit of wood. Dry with late bitterness. Almost autumnal.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
[cask at 2011 Battersea Beer Festival] Pours totally flat, brownish red colour. Sweet, slightly toffee aroma with some malt and bitterness. Caramel on the palate with a thin middle, leading to a bitter aftertaste. Needs a bit more oomph [10022011]
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
[3157-20100724] Cask. Roasted malt aroma has a hint of toffee. Clear, amber brown body with a quick foamy white head. Earthy poop notes in the flavour has mild caramel notes with a long mild bitter aftertaste. Medium body. Interesting, drinkable.
(@ Bankes Arms, Swanage, England)
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
@ Raven, Bath. Golden-amber. Lots of caramel and malt. Sweetish, phenolic - some burnt wire and smoke stuff. Toasty - it’s a bit strange.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@Melton Beer Festival, 2010. Amber reddish beer, the aroma is malty and roasted and the flavour is rich and sour bitterness. Overall a reasonable malty and bitter beer.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, Melron Fest 10. Copper coloured with a thin head. Aromas are weetabix and toffee malts with earthy, spicy hops. Bubblegum with lemon. Flavours are malty with chocolate and weetabix. Sweet and fruity with dry hops. Vinous fruits with floral notes on the finish. Decent.
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