5.5

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

Cask at praf 2016. Pours clear golden, nose is musty toffee, floral, taste is similar, .

6.8

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

Bottle. Asda. Pale gold. Light haze. Soapy head. Decent, lime citrus. Soapy hop. Grain. Taste is crisp bitter. Light body. Well matched fizz level. Finishes zesty bitter. The best of the four bottled Kelham beers I’ve had lately, by a mile.

7

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

Cask at the Albert, Scarborough. Pours clear pale gold, thin white head. Strong citrus and tropical fruit aromas, light malt. Taste is bitter. Thin finish. Nice session beer.

6.8

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

Cask at the Anchor, Digbeth, Birmingham. Poured a clear straw colour with a bubbly white head. The aroma is light skunky malt. The flavour is moderate bitter with a woody hop light resin palate and a lingering bitter finish. Nice, fresh and very drinkable.

6.1

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

On cask at the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - golden with a proportionate head. Nose - lemon and grapefruit. Some breadiness. Taste - bitter grapefruit plus pith on top. Palate - light bodied with a creamy yet zingy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - a bit too bitter for me.

5.6

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

Bottle. Golden to blonde in colour with a very thin head. Has a light floral, fruity, and a touch soapy pale ale texture.

5.6

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

Cask @ Golden Rule, Edinburgh [190213] Abv 4.3%
Straw, clear, thin white head, good lacing
Aroma of soft citrus, some minerals, slightly metallic
Taste of soft citrus, bitter hops, bit mineraly, pale malt background
Palate - light body, texture bit oily. Finish a bit dry, soft minerals, light bitter
Overall - OK, bit above average - the palate was the best aspect of this beer

7.8

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

7.5

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

July 2009: Brown 500ml bottle, just out of date by one month, supposed to be stored and served at 12C degrees, this one started off a bit cooler. Poured into a standard pint glass in my garden on a boilingly hot day. Very pale, not clear, a slightly hazey body with a thin white head. A few bubbles rising, but not many. Hoppy aroma, with some earthiness and grass thrown in. As the sun warmed the beer a citrus smell could also be detected, grapefuit and lemons, but not a sour odour, more of an aromatic savoury, smell. The citrus was in the taste from the start, as were the hops. Barley and wheat used in the brew, hence the almost negligible cloudy appearance. A good bitterness and a certain tartness in the aftertaste let you know this is a good pale ale. The label claims it is a more refreshing version of their top selling ’Pale Rider’. I can’t argue with that, because this is exactly as they say. I have had ’Pale Rider’ on draught many times and have a bottle waiting to be reviewed in the garage.