 imdownthepub (5184), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Apr 19, 2009 Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Copper colour with white head. I was really hoping that this would be good, J.S should be knocking out decent R.A’s rather than the normal trash, but oh dear this was a sweet sickly, hopless mush. Below average and frankly pretty hopeless.
Fin (3481), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Apr 16, 2009 Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, Oxon 16-04-09 Pours reddy amber with a white head. This is really very fruity and malty, didn’t read the tasting notes so the banana thing bypassed me but on a fruit theme I did get strawberry in the taste department. Bitterness is fairy average but quite decent, pleasantly tangy and just a decent fruity, malty effort that I quite enjoyed. A5 A4 F7 P4 Ov13 3.3
hughie (3086), Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Apr 16, 2009 Cask at Bankers Draft, Bedford (JDW), in ’Spoons Real Ale Festival, April ’09. The barman tried to serve me John Smith’s ’Extra Cold’, which is clearly more popular hereabouts than any cask ale. Heritage Ale is amber with a large white head. I picked out malt in the aroma with possibly some grassy hop. Taste is pleasant enough: malt with a little sourness. Slight but lasting bitter finish. A bit too lively though. I didn’t notice the banana promised in the notes. Perfectly acceptable but not very exciting.
cgarvieuk (4218), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Apr 15, 2009 Cask at JDW ... Crisp copper light tan head ... light malt nose ... big sweet toffee malts ... little banananananana... with a ligth bitterness ... bit boring but easy drinking
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