chrisvonsimson99 (8), McLean, Virginia, USA
does not count  Feb 11, 2002 On form this is just outstanding. Badly kept it is a different story, but well worth trying just to see.
 kempicus (146), Wellington, New Zealand
May 26, 2007 This beer is the best beer in the world! perfectly balanced pale ale, clean and crisp malt background with aheathery hop aroma. firm malt buttery palate with a lingering bitterness that finishes it off perfectly
Crunchie (26), Somerset, England
Feb 21, 2008 When served correctly (in my opinion of course!) there isn’t really anything of this style to beat it. It’s all about the mouthfeel. And the yeast.
About 3 weeks maturation in the cellar allows some attenuation and the level of carbonation to reach a desired level. The yeast imparts not only a wealth of flavour but the CO2 always seems to be well dissolved, allowing for a sensual, heavenly drinking experience. The mouth caressing qualities are something you just cannot obtain in bottle. Plus, every cask is different, each one opens slightly different flavour doors, it’s something that just cannot bore you.
The aroma varies between earthy hop flavours, citrus fruits and sweet, sometimes toffeeish or caramelly malt. The palate offers hops and hops and hops and healthy bitterness with some spicy yeast flavours and juicy malt. The finish is a long one with the malt eventually succumbing to hops but leaving a certain dryness.
I’m sure a number of Yorkshiremen may not agree, but serving it through a sparkler destroys everything this beer is about. The natural effervessence from maturation and it’s rugged yet elegant aroma just cannot be accessed after pulling through a sparkler.
More of a pale ale than a bitter I think and one beer that stands up to the hype, when served correctly.
PieTaster (32), Humpton, California, USA
Sep 21, 2002 When this beer is on it’s hard to beat. This reminds me of an English version of Sierra Celebration Ale.
Hops and big malt everywhere. Delicious at 50 degrees farenheit.
eczematic (1153), Sydney, Australia
Oct 17, 2002 Updated: Oct 24, 2003just had it at the same place as mr nuffield (although not with him sadly). very floral, slightly sulfury aroma. rich but light malty palate, with long bitter rosewater finish. love it. 5/03 i'm banging this up a couple of points cause it should be right up there in my list 25/10/03 just had the bottled version last night and it was a completely different beer - fresh enough, still quite bitter, but aroma and length of finish are nowhere near the cask version
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