2.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/2017th December 2010
Spoons. Clear amber beer, ghost of a white head. Light palate. Zero carbonation. Dry malt. Thin hops. A little dust. Neutral finish. Dull bordering on offensive. Sheps can make good beer but beers like this just torpedo any attempt to take them seriously!
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
CasK .. . pours a dark ruby .. . medium head .. lacing is great .. . deep caramel . .. not all that sweet, the bitterness balances it nicely .. . . good brew .. . . it’s better to love a short girl than not a tall.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Jolly Farmers, Lewisham. For some reason I’ve got this down as ’Rudolph’s Revenge’, what he was seeking vengeance for I’ve no idea. Anyway, chestnut brown pour with a white head. Malt and toffee aroma. Dates, sweet spice and pepper flavour. Not too bad.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(cask@The jolly farmers, SE London) Dark amber/brown pour with medium off white head, and body is rather thin. Aroma/taste is very malty. caramel, biscuit, nutty dark fruits with a bitter finish. Not bad, kind of average overall.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask handpull at CountyHotel JDW Ashford. Clear mid brown colour thin white head. Sheps ywast flavour rest is a bog standard brown bitter with some sweet buscuit. Easy drinking good condition
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask by handpump at Crystal Palace, Glasgow - clear dark amber, thin off-white head, no lacing, mild fruity aroma, fruity and mild malty aroma, bit watery, soft carbonation, fruity aftertaste
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Golden ale with a mild fruit spiced aroma, but apt for a seasonal winter beer. It has a spicy undercurrent for its flavour and can be classed as a winter warmer.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Cask at the John Russell Fox (JDW), Andover. Reddish amber with a loose cream head that laces the glass nicely; fruity aroma; thin in the mouth with some sour purple fruits and caramel malts; then a thin and dry finish that is less than satisfying. I pity Rudolph, there are far better rewards out there for the taking!
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Half-pint, cask at JDWs Angel. Clear amber body, layer at the top. Resin-like aroma. Quite inviting resin and leafy hops in the flavour profile supported by wood and caramel malts. Dry bitter ending. Decent seasonal bitter (London, 25.11.2012).
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep amber color. Light sweet nose - some caramel and dark fruits. The taste is lightly sweet with a dry, bitter finish. The body’s a bit thin but entirely drinkable. Overall, an acceptable seasonal from the lads at Shepherd Neame.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask Handpump at the Ring O’ Bells, Warrington 29/12/2010
Floral hop aroma. Amber coloured and fruity with a hint of dryness in a bitter and grainy malt finish.
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