3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask. Pours clear and golden golden orange with a minimal yet dense head. White. Mlid malty a vague spiced hopy aroma. Flavoured is smooth malty with a light bitterness coming through. Light malty and fruity finish. Nice one yet simple.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask gravity, Coventry BF, 13/04/12. Orange gold with a loose, tenacious head. Nice musky hop on the nose with lemon and Madeira cake. Good tang, buttery oat, lemon and cake. Husky linger; honey, musk. Solid.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Kays Bar. Hazy golden with white head. A lot of quite delicious hop flavour. Grapefruit, grapes. A session beer of some distinction.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On cask at Cloisters. Pours a golden colour with a thick beige head. Aroma of yeast, caramel and grassy hops. A similar yeasty flavour with mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tasted this in Babbity Bowsers, Glasgow in December 2009. Cask, handpump dispense. Crystal clear pale amber in colour with a thin off white head. Pleasant floral aroma of elderflowers and fresh spruce. Thin but refreshing mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malts give strong juicy fruit notes of kiwi and tart gooseberry. Spicy notes of hop resins give a bitter bite to the decent aftertaste but are not that overpowering. Finish is sweet and slightly malty with grapefruit notes present in the mouth. A very decent session bitter and much superior to Tartan Army.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask by handpump at Callum’s Bar, Johnstone (6 Jan 12) - pours solid gold colour with a thick white head, no detectable aroma, slightly citrus taste, smooth drink.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned at The Dagda Bar, Edinburgh. Gold with white head. This proved to be a light, thinnish beer with a bitter dryness in the background. Reasonably refreshing and quite drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On cask Cross Stobs Inn, Barrhead. A light brown ale, with hints of caramel/toffee, quite a thin taste with low carbonation. Perfectly chuggable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bright amber, small white head. Hay & citrus/lemon nose. Bittersweet fruit taste with a hint of honey. Toasty, pretty bitter finish. Nice, becomes a bit harsh and unbalanced by the end. OK.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Golden-amber. Caramel, earth and light butter on the nose. Light caramel taste. Vague toastiness. Pretty uneventful beer.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Cafe Royal. Amber with tight head. Aroma has butterscotch, and spicy gingerbread. Thin in body. Lingering bitterness in teh finish. Nice toastiness. The middle is too doughy. The hops and a bit of acidity at the end are helpful. Has session potential.
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