2.6

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 9

Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso speziato e orzo tostato. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera elevata e il modo in cui permane è apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma non è molto persistente. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana medio-fine. Il liquido è di aspetto cristallino e anche qui la grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il colore è ramato. Il corpo è medio. L'amaro è poco incisivo. La forza gustativa è normale e la durata è sufficiente. Il finale è semplice. In bocca l'aroma è quello di caramello, miele, agrumi, limone e cicorino!

21/03/2016. GRAPES, 198 High Street, SUTTON, Greater London, England (WETHERSPOONS)

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottle from the brewer’s own stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. Rather pallid gold with a swiftly-departing white head. Wheaty-flavoured (presumably not really wheaty though as it’s meant to be gluten-free!) With light lemon. Thin and fizzy. There’s nothing much here and even the brewery rep on the stand said he would recommend their other beers instead unless you were actually gluten-intolerant!

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ William Morris (JDW), Hammersmith W6. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with hoppy hints. Fruity malty weak citrus hoppy caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with weak citrus hoppy hints.

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours hazy gold with a thin white head. Aromas of faint lemon. Taste is minerals and sweet malt. Thin finish. Standard.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2016. Golden in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of sweetish, stone fruits, with a touch of leafy hop. Flavour had sweet malts, more, yeasty, fruit and a moderately bitter finish. Good.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at Hamilton Hall jdw. Clear gold lasting white head. some house yeast flavour. It’s a yeasty golden ale with light dusty hop finish. Same as 1000 other golden ales ok condition and temp. Some sting on finish

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Amber with a loose cream head; mild farmyard aroma; soft grainy body with some straw and a light lemony zing; then a gently warming spicy bitterness. Interesting, and rather like a Saison, but it’s difficult to see the connection between this and regular 6X.

5.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ Moon Under Water, Manchester. Golden with a creamy head. Malty in its character with a few hops available. It’s certainly sessionable.