11/09/2018. FIRKIN SHED, 279 Holdenhurst Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, England (FREE HOUSE)

5.3

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

Danke an mimutemat. Stark klebrig hopfiger Beginn. Feine Karbonisierung, erkennbarer Alkohol, trocken, etwas kräutrig. Vollmundig, herb, holzig. Geringe Bitterkeit, intensiv. 10/9/8/8/11/8

7.8

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

330ml bottle: BB 13th May 18. Poured into a Leffe chalice at home on 30th Apr 18. Slight haze to the dark amber body, quickly fading off-white head. Hop centric brew with a good piney, resin aroma and taste. Good malty base , the hops really rule the whole brew, it's a hop bomb of a beer. I really liked it.

6.6

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

Bottle split at Bodney, thanks to the Wingman, 12/04/18. Hazed orange amber with a well presented egg shell white head. Nose is honeydew melon, ripe citric peel, caramel, bitter hop exhaust. Taste comprises caramel, orange pith, citric tinged straw, over ripe tropical fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with slightly astringent grassy hop bitterness. Passable DIPA but a touch old skool and basic.

6.2

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

Bottle thanks to Wingman. It pours hazy deep amber with a small white head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, brown bread, toffee, caramel, oily, wood and some stickiness. The taste is dry, bitter, slick, chewy, sticky, resinous, heavy, slick, peppery spice, pithy, zesty, orange rind and toffee with a drying finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Chewy and heavy. So-so.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared in Hackney - cheers to Dave. Pours hazy deep amber-gold with a small, foamy white head. Toasted grains in the nose, some berries, orange peel. Meidum sweet flavor with crunchy grains, caramel, brown bread, pine. Meidum to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, chewy, more bread and caramel. So so.

7

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

Bottle shared at Leightons place 12/04/2018. Many thanks. A dull amber orange coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is floral citrus, orange rind sticky caramel, candied orange, toffee. Flavour is composed of medium sweet chewy toffee, pine, orange rind, caramel. Super chewy palate is medium sweet, chewy, resinous hop, moderate carbonation,. Old school

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12th April 2018
Bodney Bier Huis bottleshare. Thanks to Davey Wingman. Hazy gold beer, small bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is light, dry, decent fine carbonation. Aged tasting malts, mildly sweet. Pine and bruised orange. Dry finish brings some bitterness. A little basic but drinkable.

7.3

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

330ml bottle @ Chez Sophie. Pours a deep amber, small foamy off-white head. Hoppy pine & resin on the nose. Taste presents a robust hoppy character, resinous, sticky with a good spiky bitterness. Good flavoursome DIPA