2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.
Clear light medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, green grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100425]
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A cask of this one was put on display at The White Star in Stoke just as we were about to leave the pub. So we had to stay for another half pint. Copper-amber body colour with kirchenfenster on the glass. Fruit hoppy aroma. Taste of resinous hops moving in the direction of dried fruits. Distinct bitter endnotes that last for a while. Fine balanced and easy to drink (02.05.2009).
1.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 2/20
Light brown colour, ive no idea aabout flavour but yeuch, just yeuch odd must malt fruit
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask conditioned @ Humble Plumb, Soton. Some fresh leafy earthy hops without the usual titanic zest. Sweetish biscuity malts the main focus without enough hop in the finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask (handpump), The Colonies, Westminster. A mellow, russet coloured bitter, with the emphasis on dry malt. Some earthy, dusty English hop character. I have to admit it didn’t make too much of an impression on me, but a couple of pints went down nicely at lunchtime. Solid, if unspectacular.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask gravity at The George, Bethersden. Copper colour with lasting off white head. Odd pond weed hop aroma. More like a bitter in th e mouth with nice enought finish, but still with this odd rubbery pond weed flavour. Slightly vegetal.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
UPDATED: MAY 24, 2010 1. Cask Handpump at the Marble Arch Inn, Manchester 23/04/2005
Golden amber coloured with some sour fruit aroma. Slightly dry nutty flavoured finish.
2. Cask Handpump at Thomas Rigby’s, Liverpool 21/04/2006
Golden amber coloured dry on the palate with some sour fruit flavour. Slightly bitter earthy malt finish.
3. Cask Handpump at the Smithfield Hotel, Manchester 25/04/2010
Some fruit aroma. Amber coloured and a little soapy with a hint of dryness in a crisp malt finish.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Cask at the Babington Arms (JDW), Derby. Thick collar of white creamy head, sparkling chestnut body, a solid creamy bitter that was a tad too smooth and unexciting for my tastes.
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