2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
1. Cask Stillage at the Falcon Centre, Barnsley 16/08/2001
Golden coloured and very strong in alcohol. Malt and hops in the finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Smithfield Hotel, Manchester 11/12/2001
Golden coloured and slightly acidic tasting. Sweet on the palate with a hop finish.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottled. OK - this is not bad. I've had some damn bad Ruthruth beers, but then I did start with their cheap products. This is a fairly decent bottled bitter of average quality. Nice malty aroma. Some tingle in the mouthfeel. Malty taste, with a mild hop finish of poor quality.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottled. Deep golden colour with a fine beige head that persisted. Almond, malt aroma, contrasted against a bitter hop background. Lovely.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Bottled, Pasteurised. A sharp thin flavoured amber beer with boiled tea character. Some fruit notes some sweetness, but overall too little to enthuse about.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Reddish-amber; chewy, malty, caramel. Some peachy notes; oily.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Sampled cask conditioned at Lass O’Gowrie, Manchester.
Nut brown. Roasty aroma. Really sweet. Fruity and complex, offputting ashy finish. Just too sweet for me.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
A decently hoppy little bitter, dry and bitter, a bit of a citrus character, and dry hoppy finish, its OK.
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