3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask at Lyric, Soho. It pours deep amber with a medium beige head. The nose is fruity, fresh pine, earth, leather and varnish. The taste is wood, earth, varnish, berry, touch of spice, zesty citrus and light caramel with a dry, bitter finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Lingering bitterness. Well balanced.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Half pint at Reading Beer Festival 2013. Orange-red, lightly gassy. Nice US-style hop aroma, zesty. Dry, rasiny hop. Hints of apricot.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
[Cask at Reading BF] Bronze with a think white head. Green leafy hops with a light pine flavour. Little bit of detergent. Little bit of Stella Artois. Very disappointing, especially given the hype around this brewery at the moment.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Half pint from cask at the Cask Pub and Kitchen.
Pours a dark amber/red colour with a small head.
Smells sweet and fruity, dominant malts.
Taste again dominated by a sweet, caramel malt, with bitter hops and a thin-medium mouthfeel. Strong flavours though.
Overall a really nice beer.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask in the Barley Mow W1. Reddish brown in colour, came out bright. Hmm I like a nice hoppy modern red ale. Good malt character, bitter hop twang. Very smooth. If being picky, I’ve had these with a bit more juicy snap, but this is good solid beer. Not the most sensible artwork for the non-Welsh market, had a nightmare trying to explain what I wanted in the round!
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ Shakespeares Head, Soho, London. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Light dry and moderate bitter finish. 280413
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at The Courtfield on Earl’s Court Road. Pours quite ruddy with a white head. Aroma is a bit spicy. Med body. Flavor suggests rye spice with some floral/citrus. Finishing a little malty and decently bitter. Tasty.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
(on cask @ Exmouth Arms) Pours a clear amber with little, white head that leaves nice lace. Aroma is juicy fruity hops with notes of passion fruit and cat’s pee. Oily texture, full bodied, softly carbonated with a balanced, malty sweet finish. Taste is relatively sweet but with hoppy fruity notes. Highly recommendable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
A good job my mate could read that that’s a W on the pumpclip - I had no idea. Anyway this is pretty decent, full-bodied for the style, fairly sweet malt nicely balanced by some earthy hop. Good beer.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned handpump Craft Beer Co EC1 London 28/02/13. An amber coloured beer with a whitish head. Sweet malts and good hoppiness as you’d expect from an Amber ale. Not too sweet which is spot on for me. A good body,and the hops are just right. Very tasty. A red ale done well which can be a rare thing.
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