14/07/2012. THREE GUINEAS, Station Hill, Reading Station, READING, Berkshire, England

7.3

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

Opaque ruby brown colour, small foamy tan head, mostly diminishing, heavy lacing. Aroma roasted malts, chocolate, dark fruits, dark bread, liquorice. Taste medium sweet and bitter, roasted malts, caramel, chocolate. Bittersweet aftertaste, chocolate, liquorice notes, earthy touch, medium body, watery texture, soft carbonation. General impression is bit thin especially the finish but despite that very nice.

4.8

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

Bottle. Pours dark ruby with beige head. The head doesn’t stay. Aroma is sweet and malty. Flavor is sweet with some malt, some dirtiness. Body is very watery. Overall: drinkableish.

7

Good.

6.1

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

Cask at The Stockbridge Tap. Opaque dark brown body with a thin beige head. Light lacing. Aroma of wood, roasted malt and a hint of blackcurrant. Flavour of ash, coffee and berries. Thin body with a watery texture. Faint carbonation prickle. Quite weak, but a decent effort for the strength.

6.8

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

Cask gravity at Firkin Ale House Folkestone, black beer thin off white head. Some milk chocolate touch of coffee. Good dark mild.

7

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

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a murky dark brown with a thin off white head. The aroma is dry coffee mineral malt. The flavour is moderate bitter with a big roasty malt, light smoke, liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied witn soft carbonation.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at fynefest. Pours deep brown, nose is toffee, malty, nutty, taste is light roast, sweet, thin.