2010 Reserve Pale Ale

Bottled. Amber colour with a small white head, which vanishes quite fast. Aroma is peach, some grass, lemongrass and mild herbal tones. Flavour is bready and some caramel malts along with some floral and lemongrassy tones. Some peach in the aftertaste.

Pours amber with a fading head.Nose shows light fruity hops with white grapes and passionfruit at the forefront, very reminiscent of a white wine. Underneath is soft grainy malt.Very similar flavours, although the malt is a bit more assertive with bolder grainy and bready notes.A little plain but pretty easy drinking and refreshing.

Bottle. Slightly hazy pale gold with little head. Nice aroma - citrus, passionfriut and floral hints. Light body and carbonation, perhaps lacking a bit of body. Refreshing flavour with the malt well in the background and the lively interesting hop from start to finish. That is not to say it is dominated by bitterness, there isn’t much, although there is a little pleasant bitterness in the finish. Rather the complex tangy and floral hop flavours are in the forefront. Overall this unusual flavour is refreshing and interesting, but lacks a bit in balance and body. (And as someone else observed, whoever wrote the label should concentrate on brewing beer - it’s bad English and drivel.)

From a 330ml bottle on 26/1/201. Pours a little cloudy and golden. The aroma is grassy and yeasty with a touch of fruit and orange feel. The flavours are of citrus fruit and a little spice. Has a longish sour/bitter hop finish. A drinkable English style pale, but not exciting or particularly notable.

Bottle. Rather cloudy gold with a small white head. High bead. Restrained fruity aroma has orange, lemon, grapes, grapefruit, honeydew melon. Taste is mild and fruity with moderate drying bitterness. Rather over-carbonated. Quite subtle and complex. [3.2] Bottle. Slightly hazy with a small white head. Fruity aroma with citrus and melons. Taste is sweet with caramel and lots of fruit. Low carbonation. Gentle bitterness, slight astringency. Lingering bitter oranges. OK, maybe the cellaring guff wasn’t complete guff. Pretty elegant drop.