Olde Swan Ma Pardoes Original

Brewed by Olde Swan
Style: Bitter
Dudley, England

Serve in English pint

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Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 2     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 2     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 4   White(1)->Tan(5) : 1   Lasting: 4   Lacing : 3
Aroma:
Intensity : XX  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 3   Hay : 3   Toasty : 2   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 4   Grainy : 4
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Spicy : 2   Floral : 3   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : 2   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : 3   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: I did not expect much and was delighted to discover an excellently conditioned, freshly grainy, cerealic and nicely bready ale. Helles-like in malt softness.

Very good bitter nice appearance, colour and taste, can’t really fault it that much

Cask at the Olde Swan, Netherton. Pours light gold with a small head. Aroma is zesty lemon and biscuit. Taste has light citrus and biscuit to start. Biscuity, medium bitter finish with some citrus on the aftertaste.

Good condition, subtle and gently sweet, a really restrained hop bitterness, gives great balance, butterscotch, vanilla and malt on the nose, some esters throughout, a really enjoyable session light mild. Delicate but satisfying.

cask at reading ... golden amber ... thin white ... soft dull fruit nose ... soft fruits ... dull fruit ... blah

Cask conditioned gravity dispense Banbury Beer Festival 2010. A light blonde coloured beer with a whitish ring of head. A hint of toffee with lemony hops in the nose. Slightly sweet in the mouth which doesn’t balance as well with the hops as you’d like. It’s OK.

Cask@GBBF2007. Pale golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is vanilla, fruit, some slight marsipan sweetness along with butter. Flavour is just mainly malts and hops. Wellbalanced.

UPDATED: JUL 31, 2007 1. Cask Stillage at the Bhurtpore Inn, Aston 12/07/2001 Straw golden coloured with wheat flavour. Slightly yeasty hop finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Beer House, Manchester 09/08/2001 Golden coloured fruity and wheaty. Hop finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Somers Sports & Social Club, Halesowen 16/07/2005 Golden coloured smooth on the palate and fruity. Hoppy and floral aromas. Slightly bitter finish. 4. Cask Handpump at the Somers Sports & Social Club, Halesowen 14/07/2007 Some fruit aroma. Golden coloured and smooth on the palate with a crisp and bitter lasting malt finish.

Dark red in colour. Looks a bit like Vimto. Aromas are winter fruit malts. Flavours are winter berries with some chocolate. Nice and malty with a dry finish.

Cask Conditioned at The Olde Swan (Ma Pardoes), Netherton, W.Midlands. An amber beer with frothy head, initially sharp tangy this is then a smooth, easy drinking malty beer with a juicy fresh hop finish.