DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 26, 2009 Cask Handpump at the Benjamin Huntsman JDW, Sheffield 14/11/2009
Malt and hop aromas. White head. Golden amber coloured and a little hazy in appearance. Strong in alcohol and floral. A hint of dryness in a very bitter full malt finish. MesandSim (5958), London, Greater London, England
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 | Nov 24, 2009 A Mes rate. Cask at Baker Street ’Sporks. Yet another beer Spooned to death by useless staff at the Metropolitan. Amber coloured with a vaguely visible white collar. Pondwater, bread (lots of it) and erm... Nope, that’s it. Do people really want to drink something this bland? berkshirejohn (1836), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 19, 2009 Cask at the Moon and Spoon (JDW), Slough. Bright gold with a dense cream head; plain, malty aroma; clean malty taste with a touch of citrus; gentle and sustained bitter finish. Unexciting. bobinlondon (846), Harrow, Greater London, England
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 | Nov 17, 2009 Cellar run at JDW Hatch End. Amber with loose bubbled off white head. Unmistakable Cotleigh house yeast characture of corked wine. Bready malt and a touch of stale english hops. Not in brilliant nic but clearly neither one of this breweries most imaginative creations. leaparsons (4755), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 13, 2009 Cask, Last Plantagenet, Leicester. Hazy amber with a small off-white head. Aromas are biscuit and tea with some nutty, herbal notes. Quite yeast. Flavours are toffee malts with dry, woody, nutty notes. Grapefruit and yeast with a fresh palate. Decent. downender (2643), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Nov 4, 2009 Cask-conditioned at the Savoy, Swindon 29/10/09. A coppe coliured bitter with a slight, off-white head. Cereal malts, some caramel and a hint of fruity hop. Forgettable. maeib (4774), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 7/20 | Nov 4, 2009 Cask conditioned handpump Eastgate Northampton A copper coloured beer with a thick white head and lacing. The aroma is nothingness mixed with a bit of biscuit. Dishwater notes in the mouth with yeast and biscuit. No hop notes at all. Not good
sm89walt (467), Norwich, Norfolk, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 2, 2009 Cask - West Gate Inn (JDW), Canterbury. A light, golden brown with a small, frothy white head. A dusty hop aroma and some caramel malt on the nose. Really quite musty and yeasty in terms of flavour, both at the fore with a dry toasty, nutty bitterness on the finish. Medium in body with an OK length finish.
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