06/05/2016. BULL, 62 High Street, NEWMARKET, Suffolk, England (GREENE KING)

5.2

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

Cask at the head of steam. A pale golden coloured pour with a a uniform white frothy head. Aroma is si sweet grassy, sweaty hop, grassy. Palate is semi sweet, dull. Moderate carbonation. Flavour is composed dull light grains dishwater. Mild citrus. Meh.

5.9

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

Cask at the Head of Steam, Bingoham, pre CCIV 23/06/18. Hazed golden with a well presented off white cap. Nose is mellow citric peel, straw, light breads, pale malts. Taste comprises lemon rind, straw, hint of bread, melon. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. So so golde.

5.4

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

Cask the Head of Steam; clear amber pour with a thin creamy off white head, aroma has light peach and citrus, taste has crisp citrus, peach smooth malts

6.1

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

Cask at the Head of Steam - Birmingham: pours clear gold with a super tight white cream head. Not bad, some dry bready pale malts, low bitterness, crackers, hay. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Grainy pale malts in the finish, touches of orange peel. Basic but OK.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

22/5/2018. Cask at the Head of Steam, Newcastle. Pours dark gold with a small just off-white head. Aroma of caramel, hops, sweet fruit, flowers and grass. Medium plus sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery texture, soft carbonation. Starts off well but soon gets a little bland.

6.2

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

Handpull cask at the Clarendon, Leicester. Golden, clear with a thin white head. Light citrus grainy smell with a touch of pineapple. Sweetish taste with a good dollop of orange peel and some butter on the finish. More bitter hop on the finish. Standard English golden, some nice moments but a bit messy.

6.4

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

500ml bottle from Aldi (Oct 2016) - Amber body with short lived off white head. Nose is grass, citrus, some malty caramel. Taste rather sweet.

6.3

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

50cl bottle from Aldi. Thin white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness.

6.5

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

Cask, hand-pulled half pint in the Barley Mow, Portsmouth: lunchtime on 12th March 2017. Golden pour, full white head that lasted. Citrus lead in both the nose and taste, more hops than malts throughout. Decent.