2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
13th Nov 2012: hand-pulled half pint in The Crown Inn, Oakengates.
Clear amber with an off-white head that left some impressive lacing.
The nose and taste were of fruity hops and semi-sweet malty molasses, the body depth fine. The blend is fairly well balanced but overall it was just a run-of-the-mill seasonal for Poppy time.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol, November 2012. Amber with a decent, off-white head. Sweetish, malty bitter with some balancing brambly hops and decent, bitter finish. Fine.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Green Man, Bank 5 Nov 12. JDW festivaløl. Mørk aprikosfarget. Uklar. Lavt skum. God fruktig aroma. Vassen smak. Aprikos & litt syrlige innslag. Tørr avslutning.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Deep golden ale with a mild sweet malty nose. Lingering bitterness in its taste.
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Festival ale, half pint, cask at JDWs Green Man. Near clear, copper coloured body. Spotty lacing, bubbles at the surface. Modest aroma of malts and fruit. Ditto taste character in the direction of marmalade. Dry bitter ending. Standard Brit bitter (London, 05.11.2012).
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned handpump Malt Shovel Northampton 13/11/12. An amber coloured beer with a whitish head and lace. A pleasant fruity beer with nice sweetness. A tasty sweet bitter.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
9th November 2012
Playhouse Spoons, Colchester. Clear amber beer, residual white head. Palate is light and crispy, semi dry. Fresh malt with traces of bubblegum and banana esters. Reasonable (for the style) hops provide bitterness and a little orange fruit. Finishes semi dry. Slightly elevated from the morass of bitters.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From cask at Standing Order. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, peachy and smooth. Bitter, light citrusy, dry and hoppy. Light toasted malty. Ends dry and bitter into the finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask, gravity dispensed, at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Amber with a ring of white head; hedgerow fruit aroma; soft in the mouth with some sweet blackberry fruit; and a dry, biscuity finish. An OK bitter.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
cask at SOrder ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft orange zezt ... light toffee nose ... sweet front ... soft orange toffee ... light dry bitter linger
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