5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Theakston XB..... what can I say.
Whenever I cast my eyes over a parade of hand pumps and see the crimson X and ruddy B standing boldly on the cerulean background I feel like a child waking on easter sunday and finding a room full of chocolate.
This ale is so smooth it could be describes as liquid silk.
this chestnut beauty has a mild malt flavour that combined with its delectable smoothness unfortunately lends itself to all day binges.
This ale is guaranteed to make one sanguin
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Wow......hard to find on cask, but when you do find it.....make a day (and night) of it! Sup it all up because its seriously good stuff. Not to be confused with Hartleys XB, although also good, but this is better! Very very recommended.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Excellent full-flavoured cask bitter. Been a while since I had it (in Northern England), will need a re-rate ASAP.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A very tastey bitter, with good strength. Whenever in a pub with this on, its always one i’d go back for more of.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Had this in the Navigation Tavern in Mirfield which served only Theakstons. This was quite a tasty pint, minimal head but good on the palate. I liked this beer.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Cask GBBF): Malty aroma, yeasty and mildly malty flavor. Smooth and easy drinking with a little blackcurrant and apple fruitiness.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask Conditioned. Mid brown beer with plenty of head an condition. There was a time when this was in my top 5 beers. It was smooth caramel, chocolaty malt and dry hop. It's still not bad but its not quite there any more, the flavour is a little more boiled and intense, not quite as rounded with that sharp dry finish. The fruitiness remains and it still packs a punch. The sessions I've had with this! oh well time moves on
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask, The Criterion, St Andrews. Coppery-red colour, hazy, thin creamy head. Hoppy, malty and yeasty in good quantities. Easy drinking, quite sweet in the mouth with hops and lots of winter fruits. Long malty dry finish. Rather nice, rather unexpectedly nice.
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