3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at The Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Pale amber ale. It has that musty elderflower hops aroma - strong and distinctive yet not overly pleasant, like good beer tinged with car park stairwell. The elderflower fairs better in the taste. Dry, floral, hoppy, tasty. A mixed bag.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Floral aroma. Sharp citrus taste with good bittering. Nice but slightly lacking in complexity.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask @ The 3 Judges. Clear golden amber colour good head. Tropical & citrus fruit aroma. Grapefruit flavour with bitter aftertaste. A classic blonde beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask.
Pours a medium straw, with a white head.
Hoppy aroma, lemon, malt, apricot, caramel.
Dry, medium body and bitterness, balanced CO2.
Malty, hoppy taste, grapefruit, apricot, yeast, light spruce, faintly grainy. (2012-11-23)
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask by handpump at Alloa Beer Festival - clear yellow, frothy white head, aroma of citrus and honey, lemon and honey flavour, bit of grassy, clean finish
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (gravity) - Norwich Beer Festival, 2012. A clear orange coloured beer that poured with a loose & fading bubbly white head. Good lemon, lime, orange and grapefruit aromas with a delicate floral note coming through. Some sulphur but otherwise dominated by more orange & lemon with a nice palate malt sweetness beneath lingering into the aftertaste. Soft palate texture, light to medium body with a soft intensity, short to medium length finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (handpump) @ Fly In The Loaf, 13 Hardman Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England L1 9AS.
Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus, lime. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120116]
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Oracle. I can create something truly positive out of this situation, just requires time dedication, if I can turn this round it will be a real achievement. I find it amazing that out of the massive number of Golden Ales, I’ve rated so many of the top ones. Is that a sign of beervolution (go on Danny, you can have that one)? I need to take a leaf out of that book. Refreshing and hoppy.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
500 mL bottle from Beers of Europe into a pint glass. Golden beer with a fair bubbly head. Fruity hop aroma, citrus with a bit of zest. Bitter, biscuity with citrus and little sharpness. Pretty good solid golden ale.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Tanner’s of Shrewsbury. Golden with gentle bubbles and a decent head. Nose of lemon, honey and cornflakes. Taste of lemon barley water and grapefruit pith. Palate is light to medium in structure a tangy texture and a very dry finish. I was thirsty when I had this but still found it a bit too bitter. Decent though.
|
