2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20 tombyars (1494) - Saltcoats, SCOTLAND - DEC 13, 2011
Tasted this in the Three Judges, Glasgow in July 2010. Cask, handpump dispense. Clear pale amber with a thin white head. Dusty hop flowers present in the short aroma. Thin mouthfeel and good lacing. Pale malt weak overall with a thin digestive biscuit flavour and very little else. Astringent hop tannins give a metallic note to the sharp aftertaste. Finish is again weak and soon starts to run out of legs. A slight hint of toffee malt in the brief finish but thats about it. A poor session bitter.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 maeib (8749) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - AUG 3, 2009
Cask Conditioned Handpump Victoria Northampton. A hazy amber coloured beer with no head. The aroma has some citrus notes with hints of orange. The taste is quite bitter and fruity. This beer may have benefited from a sparkler.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20 nate2g (1548) - 上海 / Boomtown!, AUSTRALIA - MAY 8, 2009
Cask at Market Porter, London. September 08. Pours amber with a small creamy head. Aroma and flavour of biscuit, fruit and earthy notes. Smooth and bitter finish. Not bad but there was better bitters available on the day.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20 imdownthepub (11738) - Banbury, Oxfordshire, ENGLAND - NOV 27, 2008
Cask conditioned at The Woolpack, Banbury. Gold to amber with white head. Quite a sweetish hoppy bitter with a lovely grainy, malt richness. vibrantly bittersweet, fruity. Really enjoyed it.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 downender (7157) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - AUG 18, 2008
UPDATED: SEP 18, 2008 Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol, 18/8/08. Pale amber with a decent, off-white head. Fruity malt aroma with a touch of earth hops. Easy mouth feel with some chewy malt, red fruit flavours and a decent bitter finish. A good session bitter.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20 Ethereal (2417) - Los Angeles, California, USA - JUL 1, 2008
Cask at the Wenlock Arms, 19th April 2008, with Chris, Ian, Mes & the gang. Yellowy amber and rather flat. Smoke/ash malt aroma that carries over in the flavour. Could do with being livelier. I agree with Chris, one for a re-rate.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 MesandSim (7118) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAY 12, 2008
AMes rate: Cask at the Wenlock. Orange gold colour with no head or condition. Wheaty aroma with a bit of cereal. Dull dusty hop flavour with some wet, earthy malt. Rather rough and raw in the finish. Not great.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 chriso (7513) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAY 5, 2008
Cask (handpump) at the Wenlock Arms, April 2008. This was on the board as Cheltenham Festival amber but I guess it was really Festival Brewery (from Cheltenham) Amber - the ABV certainly matches. Using Festival as a brewery name could prove confusing, esp[ecially at festivals! Gold/amber colour. Thin & weak. The malt seemed very clammy/sweaty. Uninspiring. Not undrinkable but undoubtedly a disappointing effort although I have to say it didnt seem to be in tip-top condition. Marked for re-rate.
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