3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
A good pint of English bitter. What more do you need? Not quite sure that the move from London to Bedford has improved it though.
2.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20
This is so light its like drinking a cloud! Love that its on the cask, but its a bit too light for me. Lowwwww alcohol. Bitter to a point that it’s almost sour. Digging the hand pumped action though :)
4.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Absolutely gorgeous minerally mouthfeel; it tastes like England, brown sugar, and hard water. Little aroma, low carbonation, lovely clear amber color.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask. Meh/decent gold pour with decent white head (I feel like I write that a lot...). Pretty typical bitter... in a good way. Mild hop/malt mix, smooth finish. Clean tasting, very drinkable. No complaints.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at the Orange Tree, Richmond (having missed the bastard Reading train by 15 seconds in the freezing bloody cold and snow!!!) 18/01/13.
Clear light golden with a thin bubbly white head that retains well.
Nose is rather subdued and consists of pale malt, paper/cardboard, light grass, the faintest suggestion of hops.
Taste holds more depth and carries lightly toasted malt, some hops, caramel, light citrus.
Medium bodied with soft carbonation, some bitterness in the finish.
First time I’ve had this in years and it exceeded my expectations, a well kept pint and fairly quaffable!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pints at local - Royal oak Dorking. Completely flat, very hoppy and extremely drinkable. Simple.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Quite lightish gold almost resembling a pilsner. Thin fluffy head beginning to smooth & light but as it head just past the midway point in the palate there is some lingering tame slightly chewy bitterness that leaves a long but tame lingering after taste.
Certainly lacking some of the character it once had but still distinctly Youngs.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask by handpump at Cumberland Bar, Edinburgh - clear pale golden, thin white head, mild fruity aroma, fruity, mild citrus, apple flavour, bitter aftertaste
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On cask at Wheatsheaf, Crick - Gold with a thick off-white head; malty, slightly sour aroma; clean malt flavour, not too sweet and slightly fruity; short bitter punch then a gentler bitter finish. A straightforward ordinary bitter.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at the Flask NW3. Pale yellow bitter. I think it has changed a bit since the move - used to be austerely dry with malt and a hint of lemon (I’d have given this 3.3 or so) - this is similar but seems a bit more middle of the road, less unusually dry, more rounded malt. Still nice to drink in a session.
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