St. Austell Proper Job (Cask)

Brewed by St. Austell
Style: American Pale Ale
St. Austell, England

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Dark golden colored, slightly hazy appearance. Medium sized white head. Crispily hopped aroma with lemon also present. I like these hops here. Thin to medium bodied, slightly watery palate. Flavor is also nice with this crispy hops and lemon, some yeast in drying aftertaste with bitterness.

Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 11/2/08. Golden coloured with a decent white head. Aroma of citrus and grassy hops with a whiff of sweetness. Full mouth feel with some sweet malt flavour, grapefruit hops and a mouth-puckering finish. Very good.

UPDATED: JAN 25, 2008 [Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen] A hazy orange beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet with a light hoppy note, and the flavor is sweet malty with a light hoppy note and an OK bitter end, but the body is thin.

Cask conditioned at The Bell, Banbury. Pale gold with white head. Had this after watching banbury United beat local rivals Brackley Town 1 - 0, and a real proper job it was too. Clean citric grassy hops, dry and bitter, light pale malts, enjoyable, particularly whilst celebrating.

UPDATED: MAR 31, 2011 Hazy yellow with a lasting white head leaving some lace. Citrus, grapefruit, apricot and grass aroma along with some pale malt notes. Sweet and full bodied fruity flavour with loads of nice fruity and grassy hops, and a nice bitter finish

Cask (Tasted in London) 1 pint. Golden clear colour with a nice white head. Light aroma of citrus hops and maltness. Flavour of maltness, little caramel, citrus and quite dry at the end.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 1     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 3
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 1   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 3   Hay : 3   Toasty : 2   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 3   Grainy : 2
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 4   Leafy : XX   Spicy : 2   Floral : 4   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : 2   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Light-bodied, but fresh, biscuity and freshly floral ale that is easy to like.

Cask @ GBBF 2007. Pours a clear golden/yellow color with a white head. FRuity malty honey aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy flavor. Sweet malty finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.

UPDATED: SEP 14, 2009 The Hope And Anchor, Hope Cove, Devon. Ripe and eggy straw half draped with white lace. Crisp American hop bite, soapy mandarin, squeaky teeth and big grapefruit bitterness. Aromatically hoppy ale. The Baron, Hinckley (JDW). Candy peach aroma. Misty orange amber. Good dry hop upfront, peachy fruit, Jammy Dodger, some biscuit and white grape. Held it’s own admirably after a 15 beer+ session at the 2nd Hinckley Beer Fest. Respect.

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Light light unclear light to medium yellow color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, light yeasty, butter. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.