 Nisse666 (313), Göteborg, Sweden
Nov 5, 2009 On can, much better asa tapp (no suprise)
weaker head and weaker in flavors!
Hermod (247), Vantaa, Finland
Oct 20, 2009 Can, local store. Nice copper color, strong beige head. Malty aroma, very smooth, mild taste, weak flavor.
sound67 (157), Offenbach, Germany
Oct 20, 2009 440ml, 4.0 % abv (it does say ’’Cold Serve Ale’’ on the greenish silver can, which is different from the one pictured here). Pours a perfect clear copper with a small, creamy off-white head and some lacing. Aroma of malt and a wee whiff of fruit. Thanks to the nitro can, there’s no carbonation whatsoever, resulting in a smooth, creamy, cask-like mouthfeel. Flavour is mildly sweet, of biscuit and malt, bitterness is very modest, the finale and aftertaste also a bit sweet. Not a very characterful bitter, but for a mainstream ale, it’s actually quite drinkable. Not dissimilar from Boddington’s and John Smith Extra Smooth. Quite refreshing, but more than a tad bland.
heavy (815), Split, Croatia
Oct 18, 2009 13/10 A 0.44 l nitro can from the English store in Antibes. It poured almost copper body with typical nitro cascade yellow head. Fine malty biscuity aroma. Weak flavor with some biscuit, caramel and vanilla. Would be nice actually if not so thin bodied. Finish was short and watery, without much here for real. Nothing unpleasant, at contrary. But this brew, as it’s now, it’s ultimately boring.
HenrikSoegaard (4263), Randers, Denmark
Sep 18, 2009 Can. Creamy white good mostly lasting nitro head. Dark yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. MOderate bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Watery palate. Boring but not bad.
Cole (266), , Alberta, Canada
Sep 11, 2009 on tap. Poury golden amber with a thin whhite head. Light hoppy aroma. Very malty bitter, a bit flat and chewy. Kind of a crummy English ale.
Savvy1982 (303), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Sep 7, 2009 Draft. Pours medium red with a creamy off-white head, good lacing. Nose is clean, soft, slightly metallic malt. No real hop presence here, just soft nuttiness, offset by copper. Palate is much of the same, very thick and rich in the mouth but profoundly boring.
wheresthepath (523), Buckinghamshire, England
Sep 5, 2009 [Nitrokeg at O’Neills, Reading] Pours amber with a moderate creamy nitrohead. It’s years since I last drank this, and I remembered it as being very bland, so I was quite surprised to find some flavour in there. Light malt aroma. Smooth (thanks to the nitro) but watery mouthfeel. Tastes initially a little lemon, then a sudden hint of honey before caramel and that fake squirty cream take over. The bitter metallics of pasteruisation once again ruin what might be an OK (if not great) beer. Better than most keg bitters though.
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