2.6 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Handpulled cask at the Mermaid, St. Albans. Gold with white head. Rather nutty and earthy tasting for a blond ale. Unusual but forgetable.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Robin Hood, nice golden colour, good condition - pleasant enough but fairly bland
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask @ 3 Judges, listed 4.2%. Dark golden colour, white head. Aroma is sour fruity, bit of sweat. Flavour is sour fruity, light malted. Not well.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Gold with a small white head. Sweet citric hop aroma. Even a hint of grape in there. Taste is quite odd: fruit predominates - apple, perhaps. Some citrus and grassiness too. Slight bitterness. Interesting, but something’s not quite right in the mix.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask, Gateshead Rugby Club. Appropriately chalky and dry, with a fresh hoppy aroma. A good pale ale, light and very clean tasting. Very white head and a fine pale orange appearance. Tasty.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask pint in Newcastle. Pours blonde gold with a white head. Aroma is hoppy and usual english pale ale. Taste is similar, pleasant ctrus hops, a and a little sweetness. Mild bitter finish. A well made blonde ale.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
cask in Cloisters edinburgh ... golden orange ... light fruit hop nose... light sweet fruity ... little juicy ... drying linger with mellow grapefruit.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, Peterborough Fest 08. Hazy gold with a white head. Aromas are citrus, merringue. Lightly peppery. Flavours are bitter lemon and grapefruit with plenty of hops. Herbal with hints of sulphur and metallic notes. Quite viscous. A decent bitter.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask in Blackfriars. Aroma is citrusy, piney grassy character, yeastyness gives it a slight annoyingess which i csnt put my hand on. Taste is similar, hoppy enough, but im thinking it was perhaps a little old.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned - handpump - Wig & Pen, Northampton. A light gold coloured beer with a whitish head and lacing. The aroma is lemony with some cleaning prodcuts. Hops and soap in the taste. Signs of sharpness, but the soapiness mellows it out too much. Sounds bad when written down, but actually pretty tasty.
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