3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 BlackHaddock (2350) - Shropshire, ENGLAND - NOV 13, 2012
500ml Bottle: BBD of Sept 2013, poured into an Old Speckled Hen badged pint vase on 13 Nov 2012.
Slight haze to the otherwise golden brew, white head on top, deep at first then fading away to a wispy covering and a collar.
The nose is both hop fruity and malt biscuity with a hint of yeastiness.
The feel is dry and the finish mildly hop bitter. Nicely carbonated and with flavours that marry together well, this is balanced and easy to drink. The malts try to give a sweetness but the more powerful hop content keeps the sweetness in check ensuring the beer is refreshing and thirst quenching: I liked the whole character of this beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 daniele (3769) - ITALY - AUG 9, 2012
oro leggero fruttato citrico luppolato buona secchezza buona amaro finale luppolato leggero erbceo discreto malto
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 madmitch76 (9867) - , Essex, ENGLAND - JUN 13, 2012
3rd April 2010 Kings Head, Norwich. Clear gold beer. Slightly dry palate. Some sulphur but fairly well buried. Orange grapefruit hoppy fruit, not bitter.Dry finish with a tangy aftertaste. Okay.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 Idiosynkrasie (1832) - Bielefeld, GERMANY - JUN 12, 2012
500ml bottle. Minimally cloudy golden colour with average frothy white head. Hoppy aroma with a strawy touch, husk, a hint of citrus. Clear dry taste, later with a strawy note; bitter hoppy finish. More a Golden/Blond Ale than a Bitter in my opinion.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 Strilen (7) - FYLLINGSDALEN, NORWAY - FEB 18, 2012 does not count
My first rating. Golden light colour, with sparkling liquid. White head, last long. Malty in aroma and taste. Sweet and medium body.
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 justm (164) - Essex, ENGLAND - JAN 9, 2012
Bottle. Pours a clear honey-like orange/straw with a thin-ish white head. Aroma is not very pronounced. There is a little mango, a hint of grapefruit and even a very little cheddar cheese. It’s quite thin on the palate. Taste is a litle bitter honey with hoppy floral notes, but it’s quite watery so any flavour present is quickly washed away.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20 meerbier (1197) - Pijnacker, NETHERLANDS - JAN 7, 2012
Bottle@Home. Caramel, fruity aroma. Orange/yellow, white head, fair lace. Sweet, malty, light bitter, light fruity. Medium body.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Chickencoop (188) - California, USA - MAR 17, 2011
Light amber, nice chunky head with some solid retention. Mostly a caramelly maltiness, some faint bitter hops on the finish. Solid session beer, we need more of these in the u.s.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 FatPhil (7496) - Tallinn, ESTONIA - FEB 6, 2011
Cask (Regal, Cambridge)
7 Fruity malty aroma.
4 Bold gold, small head.
7 Loads of esters in the retronasals, lots going on. Big and mashy and malty, a little milky.
4 Soft palate, carbonation low. Fruity and floral, but also with a pleasant hoppy aspect.
14 Proper bitter, plenty of character.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 prawlie (858) - Berkshire, ENGLAND - JAN 14, 2011
Pint at the Old Manor in Bracknell. Ok blonde ale, it tastes pretty average. It took a couple of sips to ’get’ this one.
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