2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20Dark amber coloured and hazy. Has a white head, medium duration. Nice hoppy aroma. Typically UK-hops. Flavor starts moderate sweet and finish moderate bitter. Creamy, dry texture.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
caramel, toast, amber, hazy, off white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, oily feel, soft carbonation,light bitter, long finish,
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Dark amber and faintly hazy, malty nose with orange juice notes, malty body with fruity wood notes and a slight yeastiness.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at the Half Moon, Windlesham - 06/10/12.
Clear amber with a thin white head.
Caramel malts and a little fruit on the nose.
Tastes of caramel malts, biscuit, toffee, touch of citrus.
Medium bodied leading to a dry bitter finish.
Quite enjoyed this one which surprised me as never been a big fan of Wadworths.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask. Slightly cloudy red amber ale. Steady light tan head. Nose prickly and hoppy with light lemons. Taste of lemon sweets, slightly sweet, slightly sour. Se slight light woodiness to this. Like sawdust. And a little vinegar. Nice enough with a powdery dry palate.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sampled at the Master Builder, West End. Clear golden amber pour with a white head. Aroma of light malt, hops, fruit and bread. Flavour is a little sweet with moderate bitterness. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. (offline rating from April 2012)
4.9 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
It is unfortunate but I rarely stumble across this on draught in pubs in S Wales.
It is a wonderful, wonderful ale.
Awesomely well-rounded.
If you try a half, you won’t be able to leave until you’ve had a gallon!
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tasted this strong bitter in Esquire House, Glasgow (JDW) in April 2010. Cask, handpump dispense. Crystal clear pale copper in colour with a thin white head. Yeasty warm bread in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and poor lacing. Pale malts give a fiery, robust base with digestive biscuit flavours mixed with tart redcurrant fruit. Slight hop resins give a dry, woody, briar flavour in the aftertaste. Strong tannin oak note clear in the finish. A decent sesion bitter.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 3. Pours amber with a foamy head. Good sweet, toasty aroma, with light toffee notes. Good sweetness in the flavor, some more toffee. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Light leafy bitter finish, some toffee and ripe fruit. Good for the style.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at The Red Lion, Lacock, Wiltshire. Pours a deep orange-amber with a small lasting frothy off-white head. Good lacing. Mild aroma of sweet caramel malt, some alcohol and light hops. Flavour’s malty along with light hops, a hint of alcohol and a decent bitter finish. Average bodied. Good, an enjoyable beer.
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