3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tasted this in The Esquire House, Glasgow (JDW) in April 2009. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear pale straw in colour with a thin white head. Zesty citric notes in the short aroma. Clean refreshing mouthfeel and good lacing. pale malts give a sweet pineapple fruit note which quickly disappears though. Booming note of dry hop resins give a dusty citrusy aftertaste. Finish is edged towards the bitter side with dry hop flowers present in the palate. An ok session bitter but Premier Bitter has the edge on this though.
3.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
JDW, Rochester. Sold locally as part of the JDW Beer Festival, but not officially part of it. A clean, pale beer with a dusting of gentle, earthy hops. Pleasant easy session drink with lingering flavour.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading] Slightly hazy gold, with a moderate white head and a light sparkle. Lemon dominates from start to finish, set against a sweet maltiness and just a hint of a dusty bitterness. Pleasant, easy drinking ale, but lacks any real bite.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
15th April 2009
Clear gold beer. Semi dry crisp palate. Juicy but slightly bitterish hops that have a sweeter note at the very end. Alright.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
A Mes rate. Cask handpull from Baker Street ’Sporks.
Clean gold with a thin white head and decent condition. Fruity and floral. Lots of citric notes and some decent pale malt underneath. Faint bitter finish with a strong lemony character. Very citric all round really. Run of the mill but very drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ JDW, Edinbourgh Airport Landside, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, fruity, apricot, pineapple, moderate hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fresh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090413]
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask, Highcross, Leicester. Light gold with an off-white head. Aromas are peach and grapefruit with peppery hops. Flavours are very fruity with grapefruit and tropical fruit mix. Dry hoppy and moreish with underlying biscuit malts. Sweet and bitter grapefruit on the finish. Very nice.
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Excellent beer, hoppy without being too bitter, full of flavour and a beautiful colour. At a local in Bolton it’s on sale at only £1.50 a pint - can’t go wrong
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