03/09/2016. BATH BREW HOUSE, 14 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (CITY PUBS)

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

Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

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

Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty citrus finish.

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

Cask at GBBF 2016. Day 1. Pours hazy yellow with a light, white cream topping. Big phenolics in here, some lemon peel, yeast, melon. Moderately sweet, with light grainy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly sweet to finish. Simplistic stuff.

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

Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours hazy golden with a tiny white head. The aroma is spicy ginger upfront, pepper, tangy apple, melon and a touch of green veg. The taste is smooth, dry, restrained bitterness, straw, white pepper, ginger, paper and a touch of astringency with a drying finale. Medium body and low carbonation. A bit too dry perhaps. Not overly drinkable. So-so.

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

9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, thin white head. Palate is smooth with modest fine carbonation. Sweetish malts. A little herb. Light candy fruits. Light finish. Okay saison.

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

Cask at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe. A slightly hazy pale amber pour with a ring of white head; aroma of acidic white wine; sharp and sour in the mouth with gooseberry and grape juice flavours; then a sweet grape must taste to finish. Sharp and refreshing, and happily lacking the farmyard dimension of some saisons.

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

Cask at GBBF ’16, say one, 09/08/16. Hazel golden blonde with a decent off White head. Nose is lemon rind, earthy straw, light white peppery spice, on the turn melon, apricot whisper. Taste comprises citric tinged straw, light yeast esters, grains, lemon rind, earthy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, moderately drying close. Really solid cask saison.

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

Cask at GBBF 2016 09/08/2016. Pale yellow straw coloured pour with a small white head aroma. Aroma is wheat grains, saison yeast, spicy citrus. hop, wit yeast. Palate is grainy, light moderate carbonation, tangy finish. Flavour is composed of of light grains, straw, saison yeast, spicy citrus, tangy.