 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Mar 10, 2008 Cask (handpump), Spice of Life, Soho. Amber/copper colour with a persistent off-white head. Aroma was mainly nutty malt - a little raw and not that fresh. Better on the palate. Chewy malt predominates, with some fruity bitterness. Overall feel is a little earthy although some resinous hop character does eventually impinge. But its rather hidden by the fat malt profile. Again, I felt that the beer might not have been at its freshest. Decent enough but the malt/hop balance could do with being skewed rather more in the hop direction. As it is the feel is more Autumnal than IPA.
jammin7jg (139), Withington, Manchester, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
May 3, 2007 [CASK: The Salisbury Ale House, Manchester 27/10/06] A middle range strongish ale. Simply OK nothing more to it really!
Finn (1510), Tromsø, Norway
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Oct 21, 2006 Cask at The Farriers Arms St Albans 28 Sep 06. Dark golden coloured. A tiny head. Sweet hoppy fruity aroma. Diluted fruity flavour. Sourish bitter aftertaste.
Rune (2859), Tromsø, Norway
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 20, 2006 Half pint on cask. Amber coloured. Low level of white foam. Malty foundation in both aroma and flavour. Dark fruits are also present in a rather weak taste. Bitter finish, but not much for an IPA (Found in good condition at the Farriers Arms, St Albans 28.09.2006).
GarethYoung (1110), Glasgow, Scotland
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 18, 2006 [Cask at The Three Judges] Floral, perfumey hops balanced with caramel malt notes. medium body, dry finish.
duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 10, 2006 Cask@The Nags Head, Covent Garden, London. Not bad, but its a justa bitter, not an IPA. Good balance between hop and malt. Grainy malt, with some leafy citric hop characters.
imdownthepub (5178), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 1, 2006 Cask conditioned at The Farriers Arms, St Albans, Herts. Brown to gold colour with white head. This much missed beer has made a comeback as a seasonal for autumn for selected McMullen pubs only. There is a thickish fruity, dry malty base with a dry fruity powdery hop to entice the flavour buds. More a British IPA than the super hop variants but quite drinkable. Finishes with an odd touch of caramel which seemed a little out of place, but a decent beer.
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