3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: FEB 12, 2007 1. Cask Handpump at the Cask & Cutler, Sheffield 16/12/2006
Hoppy aroma. Golden coloured and hoppy with a little bitterness and dryness in a lasting malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Borough Arms, Crewe 26/01/2007
Some fruit aroma. Amber mid brown coloured with a crisp and slightly bitter full malt finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Any first impressions?
-A veil of foam stays atop the clear light bronze.
-Some fruitiness is perceptible in the otherwise bland aroma.
-Honeyed cereals agree with the peachy, mango-like fruitiness.
-A thin mouthfeel disappoints, especially if you consider the watery passages it exposes.
What if you dig deeper?
-A feeble finish benefits from few bittering hops.
-There is no malt complexity to speak of.
-This forgettable bitter is too vacuous to create any interest in me.
On cask at Tennent’s Bar, Glasgow.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned @ Humble Plum. Copper. Initial light malts with rounded floral hops. Almost watery in the mouth but fairly drinkable. Mild but pleasant hops retain the interest.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Amber, sweet aroma, faintly malty. Watery taste with a hint of spice. Perhaps some vanilla? Pleasant low bitter finish.
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