30/10/2010. RAKE, 14 Winchester Walk, LONDON, SE1, England (FREE HOUSE)

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Half, cask at Standing Order (JDW). Almost clear golden body colour. White, bubbly surface. Rounded fruity smell. Lighter fruity taste with notes of grapefruit and pineapple offset by dusty malts. Plain, dry bitter end. Well bodied for the low ABV (Edinburgh, 29.11.2010).

6.8

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

Cask, Bodega, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. Lightish gold colour with a mid sized white head. Some fragrant hops in the nose mingled with some citrus and malt notes. Smilar story in the flavour which was crisp and easy drinking. Lingering bitter finish. Decent enough but not likely to bring the house down.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at CPK, London. Pours clear gold, with a bubbly, white head. Grass and tart, citric hops in the aroma. Some light honey malt in the nose as well. Balanced flavor, with some bread and faint caramel, followed by modest, earthy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes with some lightly bready malts and grassy, earthy hops. Decent.

6.8

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

cask ... golden yellow ... thin creamy white head .. sweet syrupy fruits ... bitter fruit linger ... little fruit peel .

6.8

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

From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is citrus fruity and light grassy. Mild sweet flavoured with a citrusy bitter hops flavoured. Smooth and delicate hops flavoured dry finish, light remaining sweetness.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A light golden beer with a lazing white head. The aroma is flowery combined with lighter notes of lemon and malt. The flavor is sweet with strong flowery and grassy notes of hops on a lightly malty back ground, lkeading to a bitter finish. Nice.

6.1

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

On gravity at the Swindon Beer Festival, 29/10/09. Savoury, biscuit malts with some slightly fruity hops and big, bitter finish. Ok.

6

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

Cask handpull at The Rake. Good hop on finish and a bit of tea which Tom agrees with me tends to come in Harviestoun beers and he seems to think is due to some kind of malt that they use. OK golden ale, but it is in no way a Marzen