leaparsons (4725), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 1.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 7/20 | Nov 4, 2009 Cask, William Wygston, Wigston. Hazy pale straw with some floaties. Aromas are light lager malts with some caramel. Slightly peppery. Flavours are sweet grain steeped in water with some sugar. Has a light shandy character with traces of ginger. Some light hops help but overall this is like a poor pale lager.
imdownthepub (5139), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Nov 26, 2009 Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Pale gold / straw with white head. little aroma due to the fact that it was freezing cold. Thin, light lagery notes, pleasant enough if you enjoy bland beer, almost artificially sweet, but then a grainy, cereal note forces through to make it drinkable and a touch of tangy hop finish. Saved in the last few minutes. DJMonarch (6845), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 24, 2009 Cask Handpump at the Penny Black JDW, Northwich 31/10/2009
Malt and hop aromas. Golden coloured a little dry and malty with a crisp and slightly bitter finish. MesandSim (5833), 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. My god this is uneventful. It’s one of those beers that make me wonder why I bother. Not close to good enough to finish drinking, not bad enough to have a real laugh at. Just a shining example of British mediocrity. Yes it’s a cask lager. Too sweet to do what it needs too and not enough character to get anyone to move from macro keg lager. Not that this isn’t better. I just dont see the point. No sign of any Hallertau, nor anything else to find interesting. NEXT! gary07734 (404), Tyne & Wear, England
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Nov 22, 2009 Blonde cask lager, mild and slightly dry, straw like flavour, mini hops, not much else. A little dull but drinkable. bobinlondon (838), Harrow, Greater London, England
| 1.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 | Nov 15, 2009 Handpulled cask at JDW Watford. Gold with thin white head. A good example of why keg lagers often taste better than cask. Stale, flat and diactyl laden. SilkTork (4173), Rochester, Kent, England
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 12, 2009 JDW Rochester. Clean drinkable beer. Quite dry with a faint jammy sweetness. OK. wheresthepath (536), Buckinghamshire, England
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 | Nov 5, 2009 [Cask at the Back of Beyond, Reading] Hazy yellow, no head. Vague citrus and light malts. Very dull.
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