2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London.
Golden not quite bright, garnished with a fine white head. The beer was very well behaved considering it was only tapped an hour ago. That’s freshness you can’t beat. Light pineapple and citrus aroma and flavour. Certainly very quaffable.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Superb golden ale, not full-bodied, but full of flavour and a great fruity finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Conditioned handpump Malt Shovel Northampton. A straw coloured beer with a whitish head and lacing. There is plenty of citrus in the nose together with toffee sweetness. Pretty bitter in the mouth. Good grapefruit, but again a sweetish tint.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Three Judges, Glasgow 17/06/10. Gold with a slight white head. Hoppy, tropical fruit and pine aroma with some sweetness. Plenty of citrus fruit in the flavour, with grapefruit and orange, and also a touch of pineapple, leading to a dry finish. Good.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Marble Arch Inn, Manchester. A hazy light golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of hops - lending it a light flowery note too. The flavor is sweet hoppy combined with lighter notes of flowers. The body is light.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (handpump) @ Marble Arch Inn, 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 4HY.
Clear medium yellow color with a average, creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, toasted, fruity, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus - lime. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Fresh. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090123]
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Gold with a small white head. Slightly citric hop aroma with perhaps a little nettle. Pleasant slightly sour fruitiness. Kiwi? Peach? Mid bitter finish. Not at all bad.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at cloisters ... Wow 1st rating in over a year ... Nice light amber ...Very light fruity nose ... Sweet light caramel ... Very soft mouthfeel ... juicy really tastye and smooth ... maybe just a touch of melon. Really liked this
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the Dragon, Worcester 03-03-07. Very pale in colour, almost straw coloured. Wonderfully fresh citric nose which led onto a really fresh, juicy, crispy beer. Grapefruit was in abundance here in this superb beer, probably my beer of the day!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask conditioned at The Dragon Inn, Worcester. Gold colour with white head. Misleading pump clip at this pub, The Landlord prefers to call the beer ’Baby Git’ for some reason. The beer itself is very pleasant, and certainly well kept here. Light bright and particularly hoppy, almost in APA territory, Long bitter, lemony close with a dry crispness. Yum.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at London Drinker Beer Festival, March 2006. A really pale beer with a greenish, almost fluorescent tinge and a thin white head. Very grassy aroma. Citric hop dominates the palate, although bitterness is restrained. Touch of residual sweetness. The hop mix works quite well but it falls away a little on the finish.
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