2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20Cask conditioned handpump Turf Tavern Oxford. A copper coloured beer with a whitish head and lacing. A sweetish aroma with fruity notes. Predominantly malty in the mouth with sweet notes. An inoffensive session beer.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask, The Criterion, Leicester. Amber with a thin foam. Aromas are biscuit malts with lemon and peach. Some lightly floral notes. Flavours are sweet weetabix malts with fruity hops. Dry on the finish with some lemon acidity. An OK session brew.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask handpull, The Crown, Nuneaton. Red gold with a white slick. Some gooseberry and sour fruit in the aroma. Washy biscuit mush, earth, hints of peach candy. A bit agricultural, but saw it off.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at The Royal Oak, Bath 5/7/08. Amber with no head. Caramel aroma. Flavour began sweet, before some slightly smokey malt and a decent bitter finish. Ok.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Amber with white head. Refreshing bitter which improved through the pint. Initially quite cabbagey, vegetable, but improving to a reasonable session bitter with sweetish light hops and a medium roasted body. Pretty decent.
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