2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Cask gravity at GBBF 2007. Gold, lasting beige head. Bit of butter on aroma. Some hop, good condition. Not keen though, dull in mouth, earthy hop finish. Nothing wrong with it, but just lacks chutzpah.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask, The Harp, London. Honey sweetness with a slight nuttiness with a vaguely chemical undertone.
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3.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
from a cask at The Harp in London. Pours as a red golden ale. Thick and creamy malt taste. Little to no head and subtle nose at a indiscriminate level.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask; deep golden colour, thin bubbly head; smooth, malty, tangy citrus fruit taste; a little toffee and banana wheat beeriness in there too; gentle hoppy bitterness on the finish; very quaffable *pictures a warm summer evening outside the Anchor at Seatown*.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Gravicask (PBBF2012, Thurs)
Some light grains in the taste. But the aroma’s very boring. At least it’s clean. Barely adequate, needs a bit more of everything.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Handpull at The Harp (Chandos). Clear gold, lasting creamy/frothy off-white head. Simple aroma - heather, grass, wheat gluten - taste adds like slightly unripe strawberry. Light, chewy mouthfeel, airy but not all that carbonated, finishes quick and dry. A nice drinker, makes few demands.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Amber colour (quite deep for a golden ale.) Banana aroma, which is also noticeable in the sweetish flavours. A very slightly thin and acidic finish, but this doesn’t stop this being very enjoyable ale.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
lovely colour
right balance of flavours
honey taste but not too sweet
one of the best in the uk
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: JUL 3, 2012 Bottled. A golden orange coloured beer with an off-white pool of head. A bit of sweet toffee throughout. A little chewy. Reasonable hops. A beer that has a decent range of flavours, but is a bit dull in its ingredients. Score 3.1
Subsequent rating scored 2.7. Average becomes 2.9
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Pours a dark orange colour with a thin white head, loads of fruit in the aroma, the taste is very fruity with a long dry finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Grape and Grain, Crystal Palace. Pale gold pour with a white head. Ginger and citrus aromas. Fruity flavours with some light caramel notes. Fruity, bitter finish.
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