3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask.
Pale amber with white head.
Aroma of spicy, citrus rind hops, a suggestion of rich toffee malt.
Typical cask palate; smooth, low carbonation.
Balance of flavours towards bitter, with hops quite grassy on the finish.
Not bad.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ Blackfriars. Mild resin malt aroma. Reddish golden amber colour, not much head. Mild citrus resin flavour. Watery with bitter aftertaste. Bland.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted this in the Saltcot, Saltcoats (JDW) in July 2001. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear pale straw in colour with a thin white head. Slight hint of caramel in the short aroma. Thin but creamy mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give a digestive biscuit base with sweet toffee notes running through it, almost like a Caley 80/. Dusty hop resins give a sharp citric note to the aftertaste. Malt returns in the fruity finish with marmalade and barley sugar flavours in the mouth. An excellent Scottish ESB and worth finding.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Moorings, Aberdeen. It pours golden yellow, with a thin foamy white head. The nose is sweet sultana, raisin, marmalade and Braeburn apple. The taste is hay, straw, citrus pith, honey sweetness and marmalade, with a decent bitter finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Ok.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
50cl bottle, thanks to Lewis. Pours hazy golden-orange with a thin white layer of lace. The nose has sultana and maybe oranges against a gently malty background. The taste has more oranges, with something earthy kicking in at the end. The palate has a big beginning then falls away in the middle section. The finish is bitter and quite long. Overall, a decent bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask @ Henglers Circus, JDW. Hazy dark goolden colour, off-white medium creamy head. Nose of sour fruits, a bit malty. Flavour is sour fruits, malts, bit yeasty, floral. Slightly sour and dry finish. Refreshing.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at the Amesbury Ale House. Freshly tapped cask pours a clear orange with no head whatsoever. Tart apple aromas. Thin with sour apple from front to back. Taste in this cask leans more to cider than an ESB.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at Uig Pier. Pours a clear golden with a tiny white head. Slightly sweet and quite dry. Citric hoppyness. Medium bodied. Almost no carbonation.Dry finish.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle @ Brugmasia/Fonefan Tasting, April 2010. Pours unclear golden with a small creamy stable head and lacings. Nose is citrus and grapefruit. Nose is very tart and biring. Some citrus, yeast and rubber. Odd. Could be infected
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Bottle 500ml.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a large to huge, creamy to frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus - orange, fruity, light to moderate yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet, light acidic and bitter with a average duration, sour milk. Body is light medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20100417]
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