 dnas2 (650), Yelverton, Devon., Devon, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 18, 2009
Cask handpump at The Green Dragon, Cambridge.
Clear amber with a lovely orange citrus scent and some honey. Moderately bitter but a slightly sweet end. Honey but not much else. Disappointing.
leaparsons (4725), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 1, 2009 Cask, William Wygston, Wigston. Amber with a dense cream head. Aromas are malty with chocolate, weetabix and cream. Quite spicy. Flavours are toffee and weetabix malts with grapefruit, lemon and some pear. Decent.
Pyobon (271), Sydney, Australia
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Oct 10, 2009 Draught. Hazy brown with some persistent soapy head. Slightly hoppy, maybe funky aroma. Light body and carbonation. Flavour not distinctive, slight bitterness in finish. Ok as a session beer, but not special.
sm89walt (450), Canterbury, Kent, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 1, 2009 Cask - West Gate Inn (JDW), Canterbury. Dark copper colour with a small, loose white head. Caramel, buttery aromas, some dry hoppiness. Sweet flavours initially, give way to a grassy, herbal sort of bitterness. Quite dry and lingering sort of flavours. Medium body, soft, oily mouthfeel, low carbonation.
MesandSim (5850), London, Greater London, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Sep 10, 2009 A Mes rate. Cask at Baker St ’Sporks.
Copper coloured with a creamy off white head. Juicy fruit aroma with some biscuity malt and a faint buttery hint. Thankfully I’m not getting any diacetyl in the flavour. Sadly I’m not getting much to shout about either. A rather dull best bitter with plenty of fruity malt and a slight lick of citrus but very little bitterness. Too much straw and metal in the finish. Boring.
RichardW (253), Carlisle, Cumbria, England
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 Cask, Kings Head, Carlisle. Light red ale, which had a more than a hint of apple in the aroma, which, whilst not unpleasant, didn’t do much to enhance the drinking experience. Quite a soft palate and lacking a great deal of substance.
SilkTork (4173), Rochester, Kent, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
May 11, 2009 Good Intent, Rochester. Pleasant, refreshing ale - slightly woody. Nothing special but attractive drinking.
wheresthepath (544), Buckinghamshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 3, 2008 [cask at Monks Retreat, Reading] For some reason I always think of Loddon as specialising in tasty, refreshing modern golden ales, so it came as quite a surprise when this one poured the deep amber of a very tradional English bitter. The flavours were traditional too - a deep, earthy bitterness well balanced against the sweetness of plums, with plenty of peppery malt in there. Unusual in that the bitterness comes first and the sweetness follows - in English bitters I normally find it’s the other way around. The downside is that it does leave a slightly sticky mouthfeel, so is not hugely refreshing. This is as packed full of taste as I’ve come to expect from Loddon, and is a very enjoyable pint.
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