RCH Steam Carnival

Cask at Willow Walk, Victoria 16 Nov 08. Pale golden colored. A filmy white head. Modest sweet fruity aroma. Well rounded but lacks identity in flavor. Malty dominance with some fruity hints in the aftertaste.

Cask, The Highcross, Leicester. Golden with an off-white head. Aromas are biscuit malts with some nuttiness and apricot fruitiness. Flavours are hoppy, dry and fresh with citrus. Bitter grapefruit towards the finish and a dry aftertaste. Good.

<i>Cask Conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - The Lord Moon of the Mall, London</i>
Dark blond color. Light aroma, ordinary flavor, quite strong bitterness. There is a touch of bitter almonds, otherwise very common.

cask at JDW edinburgh ...amber ... light dry hop ... light floral hop nose ... light sweet caramel malt.

Handpulled cask at JDW Harrow. Brown/gold with a white head. Biiscity malt wiyj a fruity bitter finish. Nothing special.

(Cask at Market Porter, Southwark, London, 20 Nov 2008) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, floral nose with citrus and apricots. Fruity taste with notes of apricots, citrus, biscuity malt and a decent citrussy bitterness in the finish. Some sweetness lingers throughout. Nice and very drinkable. In short: fresh, floral and fruity.

From cask at Standing Order. Pours clear and golden orange with a lacing white head. Mild hoppy fruity aroma. Flavour is the same with a subdued sweetness and a light bitterness coming through. Ends medium dry. Smooth.

[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] Straw with a thin white head; citrus and orange aromas with a hint of biscuit; sweet orange fruit flavour with a short bitter burst and tart citrus finish. Pleasant enough.