3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
cask at kennilworth ... light hazy amber ... creamy off white head ... dry musty tofffe malt nose ... soft sweemalts ... light spice ... fruity hop ... ok but there something kim not fond of ...
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask handpull at Elephant & Castle Kensington. Old gold colour with lasting creamy head. Malty some biscuit for a pale ale. Yes some almost perfume on hop. Its fine. Hit day and i want a cold good german pils
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask conditioned at The Chequers, Oxford. Pale gold with white head. Quite a thin, grainy beer, cereal, lager crossover. Some flowery notes and a touch tartish. Lacks body really, disappointing.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned handpump Pump House Brighton 21/05/12. A golden beer with a white head and lace. Decent orangey hops throughout. Good citrus flavours. A nice body. A touch of tropical fruit. A good quaffing ale.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JAN 29, 2013 Cask (Buttermarket, Canterbury)
Black tea aroma. Pub seems to smell of ammonia, or is it just this beer? Slightly citrussy retronasals. Mid orange, tiny head. Dry bitter bite, a bit perfumey in the hop department. Finish has soft light grains at first, but more tingly bitter biting hops later. Simple, but tasty.
Rerate: Cask (Mitre, Cambridge)
Gold, nice head. Some fruits in the aroma, but not a lot. Restrained but pleasant hopping. Session beer. 3.2+
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (handpump) at Sir Christopher Hatton, Holborn on 4 September 2012. More amber than pale in appearance. Loose off-white head. Slightly clammy, soft malt on the nose. Quite earthy on the palate. A touch buttery in aroma and flavour. I was expecting something a bit zesty and golden but it had as much of a traditional bitter feel. Acceptable, but both St Austell and Nicholson’s can do better than this. Maybe not in the greatest nick so flagged for re-rate.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask @ Bear and Staff, London. Clear golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 240413
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at The Globe, Nicholson’s, London. Pours clear gold with a small, fluffy white head. Basic golden ale here. Plenty of dry straw, bits of dough and citrus. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly sweet to finish, a bit of zesty lemon, straw and biscuity malts in the finish. Very basic, refreshing beer. Nothing wrong here.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
House beer at Victoria Hotel in Leeds, half pint on hand pump. Crystal clear, golden brown body. Bright naked surface. Smell of grass and semi-sweet malts. Grainy malts and citrus in the flavour profile. Bittersweet ending. Clean tasting. Straightforward (11.07.2012).
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Handpull at Sir Christopher Hatton. Clear light amber with a small frothy off-white diminishing head. Light apricot, quite grassy, a little mineral tang in taste and aroma - more bitterness in the taste. Average body, light carbonation, a tad papery in the finish. Mehh.
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