11/10/1996. COCK O' THE NORTH, Swinegate, LEEDS, West Yorkshire, England (FREE HOUSE)

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.

5.6

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

Fra cask på Rummer Tavern Cardiff 2 Mai 17. Mørkebrun. Filmskum med litt farge. Tynn teppelacing. Beskjeden fruktaroma. Smaken karamell. Lett mandelpreg etter hvert. Vel søt.

5.5

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

Cask, half-pint, shared with Finn at Rummer Tavern. Next to clear copper coloured body, decent beige head blanketing the glass. Restrained plain toffee nose. Taste of plums and toffee, On the sweet side of bittersweet. Smooth. Satisfying. (Cardiff 02.05.2017).

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

(Cask at Edgar Wallace, Aldwych, London, 19 April 2017) Amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Malty, slightly fruity nose with apricots, earthy hops and hints of oak wood. Malty, fruity taste with notes of caramel, apricots, malt syrup, wood and a sweetish finish with a balanced earthy bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Quite nice.

6.5

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

Half-pint, cask: 9th April 2017. Sat in the sun, rear beer garden of the Cock & Bottle, Skipton with friends. Amber/brown body, off-white crust on top. Caramel notes in both the nose and taste, balanced by some decent hop bitterness. easy drinking brew, liked it.

5.4

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

Cask at Duke Inn, Sutton Coldfield - Rusty looking body, no head. Nose has very little going on as it’s going to be a disappointment. Taste is very malty, bitter and quite aromatic.

5.8

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

Bottle from Home Bargains, Leeds. Hazy copper, next to no head. Has a very light pale ale character, some fruit and very easy drinking. Has a small sweetness in its nose.

6.4

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

Bottle: Red brown colour. Nutty, woody aroma. Flavour is dry, malty, nutty. A nice, well balanced bitter.

6.8

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

Bottle from Tesco’s. Poured a dark amber with a thin off-white head. The aroma is of tracle and toffee. The flavour is medium bitter with a malty, yeast, hoppy palate and a refreshing bitter malt finish.