13/04/2012. BERKELEY, 15-19 Queens Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (WETHERSPOONS)

6

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

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol, November 2012. Medium brown in colour with an-off white head. Sweet, cereal malts, with some caramel, berry fruits and moderately bitter finish. Ok.

4.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Crosse Keys, Bank 5 Nov 12. JDW festivaløl. Mørk gyldenbrun. Litt skum. Svak fruktaroma. Vassen smak. Antydning til plommer men svak på det meste.

6.1

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

Golden ale with a malty toffee nose, but more caramel extracts in its taste.

5.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

One-half pint, festival cask ale at JDWs Crosse Keys. Bubbly layer at the top of a near-clear, amber body. Spiced fruity nose. Lemony hops in flavour supported by mild spices. Dried fruit bitter sending. Ok, on par with the style (London, 05.11.2012).

5.2

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

Cask @ Standing Order, Edinburgh 141112
Amber, clear, thin bubbly film
Aroma - soft fruity caramel malts, little on the nose
Taste - soft caramel malts, a little fruity, watery simple beer
Palate - thin body, quite watery. Finish - dryish and bitter
Overall - Average watery Spoons beer

6.1

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

From cask at Standing Order. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, light toasted malt. Toasted malty, light grassy to vague herbal. Bitter, dry and toasted finish.

5.8

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

Cask at Bridge House, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Copper colour, small head. Fruity nose with indeterminate spices. Light-medioum bodied with well rounded mouthfeel. Slight citrus, more unusual spicyness. Low-medium bitterness.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a loose cream head that laces the glass; fruity aroma; thin in the mouth, with some sweet fruit and a touch of citrus; lacking finish.

6.9

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

Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours clear gold with a fine, white cream head. Toasty malt aroma, some grains and leaves. Light to medium sweet flavor with more toasted malts, subtle cocoa, mild leafy bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Clean finish with pleasant toasted malt character, light earth and leaves, some baked brown bread and very mellow cocoa. A very decent beverage this, and at 3.5 one of the higher-scoring beers of this Spoons fest.