3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@The Market Porter, Borough, London. Nice flowery, hoppy bitter. earthy, dusty mouthfeel, with some citric grapefruit hop characters. Nice balanced, though slightly hoppier bitter.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 20/20
Sept, 2005. Market Porter.A beautiful hoppy bitter. Fresh and delicious. Can’t imagine the condition being any more perfect. Can’t imagine a more beautiful session bitter. The juicy malt and fresh dripping hops lasted for an hour afterwoods.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Handpull cask at Blakes in Dover. Mid brown bitter with white lasting head. Good astringent hoppy session bitter. Another good beer from Oakleaf
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravity Cask@ Hants Bowman, Dundridge. Fruity hops and a light dry body. Tasty bitter finish. Sessionable.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber colour. A whiff of sulphur in the aroma. Good balance of dry malt and hoppy bitterness. Finishes very bitter bordering on astringent. A good, clean session bitter. Cask (gravity dispense), Battersea Beer Festival, February 2005.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Battersea Beer Festival 2005(Thursday). Amber coloured with a medium cask head. Aroma is fruity. Flavour is of resiny hops and a well developed malt character. Restrained sweetness and fruit.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Amber; crisp, fruity (blackberry, sweet orange), leafy hops. Cool, quenching finish.
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