3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 ALLOVATE (2687) - Perth, AUSTRALIA - MAR 30, 2012
Cask, handpump @ The White Hart, Cheddar, Somerset. Looks good; a shimmering, radiant, fiery copper with a dense, cappuccino foam atop that holds and frosts over the the glass. Sweet, nutty praline and bitter burnt sugar on the nose. Change pace for the palate as the first sip is all weedy hops, quite biting, peeking and bitter, with a finish reminiscent of acrid burnt sugar to defer. Quite malty sweet, no holds barred or contained, biscuity and bready. To credit it the praline of the aroma becomes pronounced after a few sips to be joined by some savoury, dried fruits like raisins and sultanas. Hops and malt dont quite meld. It pulls off the whole marching orders but is too heavy for a bitter. Couldnt do more than one!
2.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 Gary (1687) - Somerset, ENGLAND - SEP 8, 2011
.(cask @ coopers , rochester) Mundane Bitter , feels old fashioned in these exciting beer times. Traditional values can keep with the times and be vibrant too.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20 kwik-lime (1528) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - SEP 3, 2011
Ordinary bitter, somewhat watery palate, bitter, slightly burnt finish. Not especially good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20 madmitch76 (18996) - , Essex, ENGLAND - AUG 29, 2011
27th August 2011 Gravicask at the Angel mini beer festival, Kelvedon. Clear amber beer, residual white head. Light semi dry palate with a little carbonation. Pale malt is noticeable but kept in check by fresh orangey hops and a little lemon. Trace of caramel in the back end. Dry finish. Not bad at all.
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 7/20 AshtonMcCobb (4136) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 23, 2011
Cask @ Berts Bar in Edinburgh. Pours a dark red-amber with a decent head. The nose has malt, maybe some cream. The taste has malt, cream and then soggy cardboard box. The palate is medium bodied, medium textured and it has a burnt malt astringent finish, which is quite unpleasant. Why do all their beers taste the same? And why do I keep trying them and hoping they will be different.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20 JohnRMurdoch (3907) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - AUG 22, 2011
Cask @ Au Bar, Edinburgh. This beer has been brought out of retiral. Sour vegetable malt aroma. Golden brown colour, good head. Sour fruity caramel malt flavour. Smooth with bitter aftertaste. Another typical very average bitter from Caledonian.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 DJMonarch (9165) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - AUG 13, 2009
Cask Handpump at the GBBF Earls Court, London 09/08/2008
Malt aroma. Golden coloured sweet on the palate and fruity with a crisp and slightly dry full malt finish.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20 Christian (11902) - Odense, DENMARK - JUL 30, 2009
Amber with a small off-white head. Weak aroma of toffee and fruit. Sweet malty flavour.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20 Theis (14611) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - SEP 22, 2008
Cask at Charlies. Clear amber - white head. High malty, berries, caramel, fruity, white bread, plain. Light light bitter finish.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20 JoeMcPhee (9004) - Toronto, ON, Ontario, CANADA - SEP 20, 2008
Cask at The Market Porter. Pale golden-amber beer. The aroma is lightly tart with a bit of peach/apricot fruitiness. Light cologne/woody aroma over a soft bready maltiness. Some sweet honeyish character with a rustic breadiness. Meh, kind of run-of-the-mill.
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