Adnams Explorer (Cask)

Brewed by Adnams
Style: Bitter
Southwold, England

A Mes rate: cask at the March Hare in Cheadle Hulme.
Glorious clean bright gold with a good white head. Slightly sweet on the nose but with lots of cardboard and with some strong vegetable notes. The aroma is pretty awful to be honest. Thankfully the flavour is better. Just. Decent enough malty base with a slight biscuity character plus a fairly unexpected hit of hops. I mean there are actually detectable. But that’s about it. Faintly bitter finish with some more cardboard. Dull but not offensive other than the aroma.

Cask @ Bridge House, London. September 08. Pours golden with a small white head. Biscuit malt and notes and taste of citrus. Dry and bitter finish. An OK bitter.

cask @ the Swan Twickenham.Ok,well I had this after a long session.I found this beer hoppy-with citrus lemon and lime air freshner vibez. I got stale old dusty books..Caramelly malts..Eazy to sink.

Cask conditioned - handpump - Queens Arms Orlingbury A golden beer with a whitish head. A lovely beer with excellent hops throughout the nose and the mouth. Great marmalade flavours. Did not think these were Chinook and Columbus, seemed more English. Lovely flavours though and a treat to drink, even though it was vastly sparkled. Score 3.7
Subsequent rating scored 3.1. Average becomes 3.4

Much more impressed with this than the bottled version. This beer didnt agree with pasteurisation. Yellow blonde. Uplifting floral hop aroma and flavours with lightly spiced caramel.

Cask @ Bridge House, Southwark. Pours a clear pale yellow color with a small white head. Fruity citrus aroma with some malty hints. Malty slightly hoppy flavor with hints of citrus. Fruity malty finish with a slightly bitter aftertaste.

Nose of grapefruit, lemon, malt and hops. Pours a deep golden orange. Taste is refreshing with grapfruit and lemon dominating. More maly than summer beers. Leaves a dry finish. Nice.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 1   Lasting: 1   Lacing : 1
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 2   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : 2 Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 1   Hay : XX   Toasty : 3   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : 2
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 2   Spicy : XX   Floral : 1   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : 4   Orange : 3   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : 1   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Very sweet bitter with wet cereal flavours that beg for additional dryness.