 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 3, 2004 A strong amber coloured ale brewed in the Summer and one of Theakstons’ better efforts. The aroma was a little undermined by a marked sulphur whiff and the heavy sparkler it was served through dispersed pretty much anything else distinctive in the aroma. Although nothing really dominated the flavours, there was a pretty good balance of all the usual elements and the overall impression was of a smooth and clean ale, easy drinking for its strength. The relatively high alcohol content is not intrusive. Slipped down very easily. Cask (handpump) at GBBF 2004.
SilkTork (4192), Rochester, Kent, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 13, 2004 Sept 2002: The Ship Inn, Cobham, Kent. Lightfoot is the Masham brewery that was taken over by Theakston in 1919. In honour of that take-over the brewery named this wonderful pale ale. In an ironic twist, when Theakston was taken over by Scottish Courage, Paul Theakston left and formed the Black Sheep brewery in the old Lightfoot building! Lightfoot is a good example of a summer pale ale that is currently very fashionable in the UK. Very pale in colour and strongly hopped, these beers are very thirst quenching and aromatic. The best of the bunch is probably Titanic’s Iceberg, but this is a close runner runner up. Lots of juicy and delicately sweet lemon fruit yet balanced by outrageous handfuls of aromatic hops. Not bitter hops, not razor sharp hops, not wahing up liquid hops, but hops with a delicate perfume that arouses the senses without deadening them. As it’s the end of the summer the pint I had was probably drawn from the last cask of the year. Roll on next summer! [3.8]
Aug 2004: The Anchor, Bankside. Pub 1 on the Southwark Beer Tour. Burnished gold appearance. This comes over as rather dryer than when I had it last. Possibly a change of recipe. It's still a very nice beer - just not quite as exciting as on that late summer afternoon two years ago. There's some delicate fruit hinting at green, tart apples, and a gentle sprinkling of dusty hops. Buttery aroma nudging into butterscotch. [3.3]
bu11zeye (5675), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 2, 2003 (Cask Conditioned) Descent English Pale Ale with amber color and medium head.
Blatz King (150), Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 21, 2002 I don’t think this beer was meant to drank with hamburgers, but it was OK. It sort of tasted like my sherry. Is that how you spell sherry?
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