3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(cask) Really nice, softly textured bitter. Lovey fresh hops, a bit tangy, citric, with a definite bitterness, bit of cookie dough in there aswell, lovely soft mouthfeel, nice drop.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (Village Inn, Rayners Lane)
Mid orange brown, tiny loose head. Fruity pudding aroma. Soft palate. Slight zing from the hops. Big sweet malty body, slightly creamy, and lovely well balanced noble hops. Probably a session heaven, but does veer towards wet sheep after a while.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ 3 Judges. Dark orange colour, off-white head. Aroma is hoppy and caramel malts. Flavour is bitter pine hops, grapefruit, juicy, with a malty backbone. Fairly bitter and dry finish. Excellent!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. Pale amber colour, thin and soapy head. Hoppy and freshly yeasty nose has gooseberry/black currant notes and floral herbs. Quite biscuity, sweetish maltiness, dry and aromatically bitter finish with nutty notes. Light to medium body, smooth and soft. Nice one.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Hand pumped at the 2004 GBBF. A clear dark amber. Elderflower nose. Nice grapefruit flavour with full mouthfeel and citrus finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
1. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 16/03/2001
Amber coloured with citrus aromaand flavour.
2. Cask Stillage at Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent 15/09/2001
Amber coloured with some alcohol present. Full hop finish.
3. Cask Handpump at the Great Western Hotel, Exeter 17/06/2003
Golden coloured with fruity and hoppy aromas. Citrus flavour. Crisp malt finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
on cask at the cove, covent garden. golden with a faint white splotchy head. aroma of mint and white pepper, some honeyed green tead, prickly bitterness, hint of toothpaste, pretty rinkable
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Cask at Lamb & Flag, Oxford) Clear light amber body with an off-white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, earthy, some grapefruit, caramel. Taste is medium sweet, grapefruit, caramel. Watery light body with a bit of resin. Easy drinking.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask handpull at The Cove, Covent Garde: Nice amber color with a small head on top. Nice medium malt nose with some grassy tones. A bit stale but with a nice bitterness and short dry finish. Not bad.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Orangey-amber. Orange-spicy hop accent to the aroma. Balanced, with earthy malts, caramel accent, spice...good balance. A little touch of acidity helps the finish.
|
