3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 stravale (387) - Inverness, SCOTLAND - DEC 27, 2011
Cask @ The Muckle Cross JD, Elgin
Light golden...clear..dense white head....good lacing
Aroma - Citrus hops, orange, bit of grapefruit, sweet malts - light aroma
Taste of light malts, citrus hops, orange, tangerine, bit of lemon, bit peppery, some spicy hops, quite sweet citrus fruits - good flavour.
Palate - soft carb, medium body, tangy citrus, smooth. Finish - light bitter citrus grapefruit, bit of spice.
Overall - Well made golden ale, well balanced.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 markas101 (1438) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - DEC 18, 2011
Cask, The Francis Newton, Sheffield. Faintly hazy gold, lemon and ginger aroma. Creamy with pronounced pepper and coriander. Medium length finish quite dry.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 niquillis (396) - Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 17, 2011
On cask at imperial, Exeter. Pale golden with frothy white head. Lemon, quite carbonated with a malt finish . Decent enough.
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3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 maeib (6398) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - DEC 15, 2011
Cask conditioned Handpump Red Well Wellingborough. A pale blonde coloured beer with a white head and lace. Lemony hops and biscuity malts in the nose. Good citrus flavours in the mouth with more biscuity malts. Pretty bitter, not bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 berkshirejohn (2834) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - DEC 3, 2011
Cask at the Cornfield Garage (JDW), Eastbourne. Dark straw in colour with a thin cream head; tropical fruit aroma; crisp and bitter with some peachy fruit; the finish is dry and resinous with a touch of citrus. An excellent golden ale.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 cgarvieuk (7988) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - DEC 2, 2011
cask at AGbell ... amber ... thin white head ... soft lemon hop nose ... grassy lemon peel ...quite perfumy ... light hop ...
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 wimpyjoe (185) - Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - NOV 21, 2011
Well balanced ale with a delightful finish that grows as the ale is supped.
3.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20 Leighton (3595) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - NOV 21, 2011
Cask at The Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours clear gold with a bubbly, white head. Has a citrus hop aroma with some slightly toasted malts. Has a surprisingly hopp bite in the flavor, some nice and zesty citrus, spicy grass, some hard bread. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mild grassy bitter finish, light sugars, light toast, a bit more zesty orange and grapefruit. Not bad.
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