3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask, The Criterion, Leicester, 20/05/11. Burnished with a slim white neck. Lychee, just-bitten apple, white grape aroma. Lovely stewed hop Vs malt taste; Darjeeling spurted with grapefruit, ’fruit salad’ with red apple, grape and melon. Deep bittering husk; the bitterness of grapefruit. Keeps going to the bottom of the glass; pears and chalk, cider, deep husk. Tropical insinuations. Best Oakham Beer of The Day by a mile.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: DEC 21, 2010 Hazy orange body, big hops citrus and passionfruit nose. Body has has pineapple hops and a massive malt backbone. Really bitter but fruit filled. One of the better beers I’ve had the luck to try
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. The Pub, Leicester. Citrusy, lots of grapefruit, grass, very hoppy. Some spiciness. Hazy golden colour, with a medium white head that lasts. Medium to heavy bitterness. Good mouthfeel, astringent finish. This is a great beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Thanet Beer Festival 2009: Crisp pale ale with a good citrus aroma. Really zingy in the mouth, possibly a cliche but it’s like a taste explosion.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask Handpump at the Crown Inn, Stockport 20/09/2008
Citrus hop aroma. Small white head. Golden coloured floral and hoppy with a crisp slightly dry and creamy malt finish.
4.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Holy CRAP! what a beer!!! dammit i wish i could smell things at the moment cursed blocked nose! This is a fantastic beer crazy flavours for the alc % lovely sweet body then kazaam a hop tirade that’s almost as bitter as twisted hop IPA! amazing beer, without doubt the best tasting beer i’ve had since i’ve been in the UK! damn i need more of this now!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at the New Crown (JDW) in Southgate. Thanks Magicdave! Clear golden amber with a foamy small head that leaves lots of lacing. Hoppy, citrus nose. Soft malt at the start of the sip, but then loads of drying, lingering hops. Very smooth, light palate that slips down a treat. Extremely hoppy for an English bitter - superbly done, this is a treat for hopheads. However, if I was picking the best bitter I’ve had, I’d say Bowman Quiver, which is better balanced beer. That said, this is still an instant purchase if you see in on a bar!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at Southgate W’Spoons Nth London. Hazy gold colour, huge hop aroma and taste. Dry, strong citrus taste and very addictive indeed. Hop taste lingers for hours. Almost a US beer but still retaining something English in character. At last an English ale to remember!
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