3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Yeast, lemon, bread, and pepermint aroma notes. Golden with thick forthy white head. Lemon and bready flavours. Full body with bitter dry finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Half pint at the Twickenham beer festival. Golden, flat with a bubbly head that survived longer than expected. Smells of hops, malted cereal and bit of fruit. Bitter finish, a touch fruity and with a hint of sulphur. Drinkable.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice blonde bitter. Plenty of citrus fruit and floral hoppiness. As far as i’m aware it’s won champion bitter of Britain as well at the GBBF.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
[cask at Cloisters, Edinburgh] Golden bitter with a thin white head. Aromas of grassy, straw hops and caramel malt. On the taste, quite plain, bittery notes – some dryness on the finish, a touch of mild citrus. Aftertaste was better, more fruit and a lasting dry bitterness. A sessionable bitter [12082011]
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at Cloisters. Pours a blonde colour with a thick, tight white head. Aroma of musty honey and hay. Similar flavours with some barley also. Quite bitter with a foamy mouth-feel. Long bitter linger.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at the Plough and Harrow (JDW), Hammersmith. Bright amber with a loose white head; citrusy, fruity, aroma; rich with a fruity flavour - reminding me of apricot jam; the finish has biscuit and some zingy grapefruit. Very appealing, and excellent compromise between light golden ales and traditional bitter - the best of both.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle - hazy yellow/gold. Big white head. Medium to high carbonation. Medium body. Sweet, citrussy. A little yeasty. Pleasant, slightly dry, bitter finish.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: AUG 4, 2011 More oranges on the nose and taste this time, maybe even apricot. The palate and overall effect is much better this time!
Previous rating 19/06/11 6/4/7/4/14 = 3.5
50cl bottle. Pours a hazy golden with steady bubbles and a good head. The nose has pine and grapefruit. The taste has grapefruit pith, some floral notees, then a pine & pith finish. The palate medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fresh zingy finish. Overall, a tastey beer that could be sessioned too.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Frothy head misty gold pour aromas citrus grain wheat flavours strong bitter pip like citrus sweet honey taste good bold sort of tastes finish strong enough bitter citrus hop smooth grain light dryness and a fizz good ale
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