2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
ccask at the shoulder of mutton ... copper ... thin white head ... soft toffee malts nose ... ig sweet heavy sweet malts ... caramel ... little orange ... just that heavyness you get with some higher abv uk casks
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, handpump at The Shoulder of Mutton, Wantage, Oxon 22.10.11 in company of Loz, Jan, Charlotte, Craig, Stella & kids and Peter Fowler (landlord) Pours dark amber with a white head. Little chewy with nice hoppy flavours, tasty beer with some light perfume on nose, its quite good. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Golden amber with a flat, tight, cream head; earthy malt aroma with some light hops; medium bodied, with some sweet caramel malts to start, soon outshadowed by some assertive hops, not exactly in your face but making their presence felt. Unfortunately the finish is rather short, leaving some light hops and caramel malts to linger. Talk to the hand, cos’ the face ain’t listening.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at The Market Porter, London. Mostly malts. Very sweet, notes of cake and bread. Very little hop presence. Easy to drink with a subtle kick, though not a hop kick, and certainly not in my face.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
[Cask at the Three Crowns, Chippenham] Deep amber with a thin off-white head and a light fizz. Very sweet and sticky, malt dominates with some straw and earth. There are some flowers and grapefruit in the background, but really the toffee sweetness dominates. OK beer, but not what I was expecting at all.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Egham Beer Festival on 18 August 2011. Dark amber colour. Bitter with a rather "chalky", mineral mouthfeel. Whilst there is some grapefruity, resinous "C" hop character, I didn’t find it as aromatic and vibrant as I have generally found in good US IPAs. Finishes quite bitter. Although 6.0% is no monster in IPA terms, the alcohol was noticeable and a little "hot". Didn’t quite hit the spot for me.
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