Pub (4125), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England Sep 30, 2007 Cask conditioned at The Salutation inn, Nottingham. Gold with slight head. Quite a sulphery, dry bitter with cereal malts, a touch of corn in the background. Some hop in the finish, enough to make it worthwhile and a touch of yeasiness. it’s fine without being outstanding. Rastacouere (5409), Montréal, Quebec, Canada Sep 27, 2007 Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 1   White(1)->Tan(5) : 1   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : XX  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : 2 Sulfur : 2  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Hay : 2   Toasty : XX   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : 2
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 2   Spicy : XX   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 2   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : 2   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 3   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX
Comments: well-balanced bitter with a lightly exaggerated mineral side.
harrisoni (5382), Ashford, Kent, England Aug 17, 2007 Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Gold, lasting off white head. Yeasty English hop aroma. Quite tasty, decent hop on finish, some juicy mallts in mouth. Goodish hoppy golden best bitter. Good condition for day 3. Mes_and_Sim (4495), Highgate, Greater London, England Aug 16, 2007 A Mes rate:
Gravicask at GBBF. Standard gold looks with a decent white head. Farty hop aroma. Fruity flavour with some slight wheat and hops. Dry finish. Not too great. oh6gdx (6348), Vaasa, Finland Aug 15, 2007 Cask. Deep golden colour, big white creamy head. Aroma is really eggy and yeasty with some minor flowery hints. Flavour is fruits, yeast, hops and some earth.
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