 maeib (4768), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 3, 2005 Cask conditioned - handpump - St Albans BF. An amber coloured beer with some blackberry fruit notes in the aroma together with some sorry sulphur. The taste is fruity with berries. It is quite sweet and ’babyish’ - Ok though.
SilkTork (4189), Rochester, Kent, England
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/20 |
Oct 3, 2005 St Albans. Gravity. Soft. Some thin rusty tinned fruit juice. Soft raspberry. Not great. But that could be a negative association from the pasteurised bottle.
harrisoni (6946), Ashford, Kent, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 3, 2005 Cask (gravity dispense), St Albans Beer Festival 2005. Deep orange colour. Attack of blackcurrant fruit, bit of cereal and then more watery blackcurrant on the finish. Pretty good fruit beer
DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 6, 2005 Hand pulled at the British Oak, Stirchley, Birmingham (during CAMRA branch meeting). Reading on from Sigmunds comments below, I would tend to agree. This was softer, but more juicy than the bottled equivalent, bringing a warmth and creeping berry smorgasbord, which is moreish indeed. A pleasant surprise .
Sigmund (2300), Hafrsfjord, Norway
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
May 30, 2005 Cask conditioned at the 32nd Cambridge Beer Festival, as "Belhaven Classic Fruit Beer". Dark amber colour. Strong fruity aroma of blackcurrants, blackberries, boysenberries and maybe some redcurrants too. Flavour is extremely fruity, raspberry, blackberries and redcurrants abound. A tolerable maltiness and a decent hoppy finish makes this an above-average ale. From the ratings of the pasteurized and bottled version it seems apparent that the cask version is superior.
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