3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask conditioned at Minehead Beer Fest ’10. reddish copper with white head. There is a fruity sweetness, strawberry, plum, fructose. Hops emerge through later on. A pretty decent beer.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
cask at standing order ... amber ... thin white head ... soft toffee fruit nose ... light sweet summer fruits ... light pine hop ... ok but uninteresting ... but im coming round to it... as benji says touch of lemon cheesecake... yeah liking it more 3.5-3.7
3.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
cask at The Marine, Sidmouth. Copper colour, small, creamy head. Fruity-floral aroma. Medium-bodied, good malty background with hints of roasetd malts and raisins, balanced by some very nice citrusy hops in the lingering finish. Smooth palate. A very good ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Copper brown in colour. Pleasantly fruity and hoppy aroma with raisins, grapefruit and some caramel. Nice hoppy taste with refreshing with refreshing notes of grapefruit, caramel and some fruity notes followed by a moderately bitter finish. Well balanced and tasty.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: MAY 22, 2009 Dry hops and malt on the nose, then a big malty Ovaltiney palate with peaches and black treacle on the tongue, dry bitter overtones, then dried fruit and bitter in the aftertaste.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
The Felix (JDW), Nuneaton, 13/01/12. Copper capped with off-white. Orange and blackcurrant-hinting aroma. Good juicy fresh hop taste; tangerine peel, lemon zest, berry-like impressions easing into cashew and digestive biscuit. Tangy and balanced.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Hand pulled at the Man in the Moon (JDW) Stanmore. Copper with a lively white head. Easy drinking bitter with floral notes, subtle English hops and toffee malts.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On cask. Pours a golden colour with a thin white head. Lemon cheesecake aroma with alcohol and Weetabix malt. Similar flavours. OK.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask (gravity dispense) at Reading Beer Festival, day 2, on 1 May 2009. Another decent copper coloured bitter from Yeovil. Good balance of earthy malt and hoppy bitterness. Not a huge amount to be said but a pleasant drinker sure enough.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask Stillage from the Festival Bar at the Bhurtpore Inn, Aston 16/11/2008
Hop and some malt aroma. Amber coloured fruity and hoppy with a crisp and slightly wheaty malt finish.
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