 TheBeerBaron (219), Florida, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 15, 2009 Clear yellow color with a sizable white foam that leaves an impressive lace. Not much carbonation but good looking in totality. Strong citrus aroma of orange and lemon chased by a delicious honey scent. A light but pungent hop finished the complex aroma. The flavor is mostly hoppy with a grass mint combination. The malt takes second fiddle to quenching water and hops in this pale ale. The light watery palate makes for easy drinking. A solid choice but not exactly groundbreaking.
SilkTork (4184), Rochester, Kent, England
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
May 11, 2009 Oct, 2008 JDW, Gravesend Caramel - warm fudge - and diacetyl. Pleasure and pain. The edge of both. Soft citric hops - flavoursome, but not aggressive. Some little nips. A delicious little ale.
obguthr (1055), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 26, 2009 Pretty nice aroma of grain, oranges, and rose hips. Clear amber, thin head, some lacing. Rose hip flavor, with a slight maltiness. A bit of grapefuit peel in the finish. Uncomplex, sessionable. Nicely done and keeps well. Underrated and a good find.
imdownthepub (5172), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 1, 2008 Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Gold to amber with white head. After the evening we had had around Leamington Spa trying to find decent pubs and beer, I have to say that this stood out like a beacon above the dross. Lightly malted with hints of spicy, lemony hops, sweetish but not overbearing. Really quite subtle and tangy. Pretty decent.
cgarvieuk (4212), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 1, 2009 cask at JDW edinburgh ...amber ... light fruit nose ... bitter fruity hopppy front ... slight grapefruit linger ..
phobos1031 (71), Paradise, Nevada, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 24, 2008 12oz bottle. unfiltered amber appearance. golden shine. fruity-citrus smell with a slight cascade hop aroma. slightlly sweet and citrus with baby bitter finish. could drink 3 in a row.
wheresthepath (551), Buckinghamshire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 31, 2008 [cask handpull at Monk’s Retreat, Reading] Amber, slight head, no carbonation. Big initial hit of flavour; malt, herbs and a syrup-y mouthfeel. Follows through into a dusky bitterness with a surprising tingle of spicy hops on the tongue, and a slightly dry palatte. Could perhaps do with a little more bitterness to cut through the early syrup, but I rather enjoyed this. Firestone Walker must be a good brewer indeed to shake a decent drop of beer like this out of Marstons - it’s the first one I’ve ever enjoyed from that brewery. c6
fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 6, 2009 <i>2008-11-17, Cask Conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - Shakespear’s Head, London, 7-3-7-3-14=34</i>
Hazy light amber color. Nice hop aroma, midway between Europe and America. It has some caramel flavor, quite sweet, with a nice sweet fruitness from the hop, and not the typical aggressivity or hop resins; red apples come to mind. Very pleasant.
<i>2008-11-04, Cask Conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - Shakespear’s Head, London, 6-3-7-3-14=33</i>
Hazy golden color; thin head. Light malt aroma, more pronounced malt flavor; I expected some fruitness from a Californian beer, instead the flavor has a very nice milky side. Correct bitterness. Good.
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