DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 | Nov 6, 2009 Updated: Nov 23, 20091. Cask Handpump at the Marble Arch Inn, Manchester 18/07/2009
Very fruity and hoppy aroma. Golden coloured very hoppy and fruity with a little bitterness in a crisp and dry lasting malt finish.
2. Cask Handpump at the Marble Arch Inn, Manchester 20/07/2009
Big hop aroma. Golden coloured strong in alcohol very hoppy and fruity pine and grapefruit flavours with a little dryness in a crisp and bitter finish.
3. Cask Handpump at the Marble Arch Inn, Manchester 29/09/2009
Hoppy aroma. Golden coloured hoppy fruity and strong in alcohol with a crisp and slightly dry bitter finish. EFC1878 (292), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Sep 26, 2009 Guest at the Friendship, Fallowfield. Clear gold colour with frothy white head. Main aroma is a strange yet pleasant passion fruit characteristic with citrus hop vying for attention. Tastes mainly of Challenger grapefruit with a superb mix of sweetness and bitterness in the finish. Light palate for a 5.9% beer. Superb. Svesse (2683), Hässelby, Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 29, 2009 (Cask at Marble Arch, Manchester, 22 July 2009) Pale amber colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity nose with grapefruit, citrus and pine needles. Fruity, malty taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, pine needles and some malty sweetness lingering throughout. Great hop character, possibly with more emphasis on aroma than on bitterness, and with malt to back it up. Slightly above medium body, sweetish. Very nice beer in excellent balance. Nightfall (647), Athens, Greece
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 21, 2009 [RBESG, Sheffield].Cask @ Marble Arch, Manchester. Probably the biggest win of the blond/bitter/IPAs of the RBESG crawls. Very solid and strong citric and piney hops. Moderate bitter taste with lots of hops and some caramel. Very nice. asheft (1438), Marburg, Germany
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Aug 11, 2009 [cask @ RBESG 2009]
Very nice citrus and pine US hops aroma with a slight herbal bitterness. Almost clear dark gold with a lacy, lasting white thin cover. Smooth caramel flavour with lots of US hops with grapefruit over pine and moderate bitterness. Surprisingly not too bitter. Low to moderate carbonation, low bitterness in the finish. cgarvieuk (4212), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jul 30, 2009 Cask (handpump) @ Marble Arch Inn, 73 Rochdale Rd, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 4HY... Amber ... creamy head ... or losse bubbly head with out sparkler ... huge pine aroma ... realy juicy ... lotys of pine and mandarin ... some lime ... its just all there.
thewolf (5827), Kolding, Denmark
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 | Jul 29, 2009 [RBESG, Sheffield]
Cask @ Marble Arch, Manchester.
Pours a nice, clear golden with a small, frothy, white head. Super duration. Aroma is stunning! Lots of pine, apricot, grapefruit and a fine balance of plant sap hops. Light carbonation, great creamy mouthfeel. Flavour is great as well. Lots of pine, sticky resiny hops, plant sap and good crisp maltiness. Wonderful. With sparkler = 4.2, without sparkler = 4.3.
Definately "Miss Onion of the year 2009" Magicdave6 (5558), London, Greater London, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Jul 27, 2009 Cask in the marble arch, manchester. Alround rating: Talk about citrusy tropical fruit, massive fruity mango pineapple fruityness, pale sweet malts, epic onion win apparently.
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