3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
This ale seems to taste of everything - it’s sweet, lemony, hoppy, malty and burnt in taste, but above all strong - it’s 5.4% and tastes it. Similar to Neame’s Autumn Ale Late Red and nearly as good. Man this ale is good!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at Pig and Whistle Chelmsford Essex. Long lasting head, full toffee and spiced fruit aroma,long taste of dried fruits and oak wood. All in all a very good pint
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Olde Market Tavern in Altrincham (near Manchester). Pleasantly surprised, I’m a staunch bitter is not my drink man. Nice dark brown/amber colour with a thick white head. Slightly bitter finish with hints of caramel. Not bad at all.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A Mes rate: Cask at the Olde Market Tavern.
Rich amber colour with a good white head. Slightly dry aroma with caramel, light spice and some grassy hops. The hops are much more upfront in the mouth. Bitter finish with good length eventually leaving a sweetish aftertaste. One of the better Sheps for sure and in tip top condition at the OMT.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
[635-20070919] Cask @ The Anchor (Hastings, ES). Very mild aroma, not much there. Clear, dark red amber body with a long-lasting creamy white head and super thick lacing. Grainy, grassy hops flavour. Medium body is fairly rough and astringent. Does not blend alcohol that well.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
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) : 3 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head: None(1)->Large(5) : 3 White(1)->Tan(5) : 2 Lasting: 2 Lacing : 4
Aroma:
Intensity : 2
Yeast : 2 Bread : 1 Apple : XX Tropical Fruits : 1 Soap : XX DMS : XX Diacetyl : 1 Sulfur : XX
Malt : 3 Biscuity : 2 Hay : XX Toasty : 2 Caramel : XX Nuts : 1 Honey : XX Cereals : 2 Grainy : 1
Hops : 2 Noble(1)->American(5) : 1 Leafy : 2 Spicy : XX Floral : XX Lemon/Lime : XX Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX Herbal : XX Grassy : XX Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes : Peach/Apricot : XX Earth : 2 Mint : XX Butterscotch : XX Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2 Sourness : XX Bitterness : 1 Complex : XX Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3 Clean : XX Sharp : XX Watery : XX Oily : XX Chalk : XX Astringent : XX Alcohol : XX Mineral : 1 Oxidation : XX Metallic : XX
Comments: Nicely executed, textbook example, but undistinctive.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@GBBF2007. Amber colour, mediumsized beige bubvbly head. Aroma is fruits, wood, some caramel and toffee. Flavour is wood, toffee, some nectar and bitter fruits.
3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Conditioned
Very similar rating to the draught/bottle version, maybe even less interesting flavor, and better palate (lightly aromatic).
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask. An amber beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet malty and fruity, while the flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, leading to a dry and slightly bitter end.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
[CASK: The Albert, Southport 06/03/07] This was my 100th cask ale that I tried and wow a great one to mark the milestone. A good flavour and a very good example of British ale - What more can you expect from Britain’s oldes brewer. Definatly worth trying.
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