2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask@The Market Porter. Noticabel diacetyl characters. Buttery caramel flavours, with a slight sour edge. Lightly spicy notes towards the finish, otherwise not much happening.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask-conditioned at the JDW inside Victoria Station, London 28/12/10. Amber with a slight white head. Sweetish, malty aroma with a hint of spicy hop. Flavour was seriously dull, with some caramel and a vague fruitiness, before a moderately bitter finish. A forgettable brown beer.
2.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Handpulled cask at JDW Hatch End. Amber with a white head. Biscuity malt and restrained english hops. A very ordinary bitter with no festive attributes whatsoever.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
cask at the market porter. deep purple. decent xmas aroma of nutmeg, clove and various other gluehwein stuff. alas the rest of the beer is very dull with a hint of fairy floss sweetness
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, SE1, London. Clear dark red / amber color with a small virtually none, off-white head. Aroma is clove, allspice, butter, caramel (much like glögg). Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (291206)
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