2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20Cask@Catford Beer festival. Grapey lightly vinous palate, cheesy flavour, some apple. Hoppy finish, nothing outstanding, abit thin.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask by air pressure at Geordie’s Byre, Ayr - clear amber brown, rapidly disappearing thin white head, floral aroma, flavour is pine, malty, caramel, sweetish, malty finish
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
(on tap) Copper brown with good head. Aroma has toffee notes and is slightly smokey. Medium body, well carbonated. Refreshing fruity start with nice caramel middle and slight bitter finish. Overall a nice beer.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ The Harp 7/8/11. Pours copper, with a thin off white head. Thin mouthfeel, good lacing on the glass though. Slight citrus kick, light grassiness, and a lightly bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Clear garnet pour, soft head. Toasty malt nose with some leaves. Lightly sweet flavor, with sharp, toasty and almost smokey malts, then some herbal, leafy bitterness. Light in body with fine carbonation. Crisp, dry hop finish, citric and slightly astringent, with subtle malt sugar. Not bad.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(Cask @ the Brewery Tap, Brentford). Had a few of these on Friday everning before going clubbing. Johnny Ball and John Coverdale were playing their easy listening numbers as is a friday custom . A malty ale . light bittereness and some subtle roast notes. Plesant in a subdued vibe .
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask at Adam & Eve, Norwich, England.
Deep golden colour with tiny off-white head.
Mild aroma of vegetables, celery and grassy hops.
Mild fruits bitter hops in flavour.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
2nd August 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! On tap at the Sun Inn, Kelvedon. A darkish beer. Smoky notes give way to a robust maltyness and a malty finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask handpump at The Maypole, Cambridge. Copper with a short and aerated head. Slight citrus, floral scent. Very carbonated but also quite watery. Bitter with a dry end. Lots of hop, quite nutty. Not particuarly complex but not bad.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask conditioned handpump Criterion Leicester. A dark copper coloured beer with a tight white head and lacing. A nothing sort of beer really with little aroma and no depth of body. Hints of strawberry in the mouth. Dull.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Amber with a lasting white head. Weak fruit and toffee aroma. Dry and fruity flavour with a touch of apple peel. Decent bitter finish
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