 hughie (3081), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Nov 5, 2009
Cask at Bankers Draft (JDW), Bedford, in ’Spoons BF ’09. Amber with a large white head. Frankly this was not well poured and I was deprived of about two centimetres of beer, so I was likely to take a somewhat jaundiced view of the product. Slightly sour buttery aroma. Bland, watery straw taste, slightly doughy. Some bitterness. I find this rather a hit or miss brewery, so I think they’ve missed a chance to impress.
harrisoni (6945), Ashford, Kent, England
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Dec 13, 2009 Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Pale chestnut colour, lasting beige head. Classic butterscotch diacetyl on aorma. ONe of the best examples of butterscotch I’ve had. Rest of the beer is a slightly sub par bitter.
Magicdave6 (5558), London, Greater London, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Cask in the alfread herring. Alround rating: Caramel and nutty malt, fairly thin with grassy hop comign through to try and balance, but its on the sweetside. Acht!
MesandSim (5955), London, Greater London, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 A Mes rate. Cask at Baker Street Sporks.
Hazy copper with a faint oily off white film. Not the best looking beer I have seen. Slight sourness, decent fruity malt, some earth plus a faint mineral note. Rather limp and lifeless. Sour finish with a late bitter twist. Boring.
berkshirejohn (1831), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 17, 2009 Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Gold with a dense cream head; sweet malt aroma; sharp acidic fruit flavour with a touch of pear drops; lightly bitter finish. Rather unsettling.
bobinlondon (844), Harrow, Greater London, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Nov 16, 2009 Handpulled cask at JDW Hatch End. Copper with an off white head. Boring brown crystal malt based bitter. Quite drinkable and in good nick but very forgettable.
DruncanVeasey (2767), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 12, 2009 The Baron. Deep bronze with a slim, nitrogenous collar. Instant butter and strawberry aroma, mingled with half-marathon trainer. Suck of Strawberry and Cream Campinos, rank with butter. Not a sliver of the promised toffee. Diacetyl bomb bigger than Caledonian Double Dark, on this semi-drinkable evidence. Urgh.
downender (2634), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 9, 2009 Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol 3/11/09. Copper coloured with next to no head. Sweet, malty bitter with red fruit and caramel, a slightly rustic edge to the flavour and moderately bitter finish. Not so good.
imdownthepub (5177), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Nov 7, 2009 Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Copper with white head. Malty type bitter, no sign of the goldings apparently. Some caramel, sweetish, slightly fungal and a touch sour. Not my favourite type of bitter.
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