Seven Giraffes (Cask)
(Batch of Seven Giraffes)
Williams Brothers (Heather Ales) in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.59
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Standing Order, Edinburgh [210213]
Golden, clear, thin white head, some lacing
Aroma of soft zesty hops, some lemon, light pale malts
Taste of soft zesty hops, lemon, some soft grassy hop, sweet pale malts which cramp the hop flavour somewhat and a touch of sweet caramel in the background
Palate - medium body, oily texture, mainly sweet palate, zesty hop bitterness somewhat masked by the sweet pale malts. Finish as main flavour, soft bitter hops, bit more grassy and sweet pale malt linger.
Overall - It’s fine but I’d prefer a bit less sweetness in the pale malt background
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Gallows Bird, 20120908) The beer poured golden and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had sweetness, fruitiness and grain. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were malts, sweetness, fruitiness and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A nice tasty pale ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft at Taps Beer Bar Kuala Lumpur where I must says this beer has travelled very well indeed! Very light amber pour, with a little froth and dry lacing. The aroma was fruity but a little weak. The taste and palate were quite special though. The citrus notes come through for me with a slightly bitter, but rounded orange aftertaste. I enjoyed it when it was cool, but had to wait until it warmed up... which didn't take long out here... for the flavours to come flooding through. Quite a surprise really and I will order this again. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Half pint, cask ale, at the Wetherspoon’s pub Sir John Moore. Light amber coloured body, slight haze, no lace, no head. Smell of juicy malts. Malt-fruity taste with semi-dried fruits and earthy malts. Bittersweet ending. So and so (Glasgow, 10.04.2012).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
on tap at Taps Beer Bar, KL. Nice white head. Clear golden pour. Nice grapefruit bitterness
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Cask @ the Caley Sample Room. Pours a hazy amber with a good head and no bubbles. The nose has next to nothing initially - seems trapped under the head. Then it develops into a grainy/biscuity/gingerbread note which is quite pleasant. The taste is initially of cake mixture, then it falls away into oxidised cooked vegetables, then a finish that’s just malty. The palate is medium in structure and texture but there is no clean on the end. This is god-damned awful from a good brewer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Golden with a white head. Lightly biscuity, some sweet fruits, and a strong earthy hop presence. Medium bodied. Rather refreshing with a crisp finish. Enjoyable. (Cask at Memphis Taproom, Philadelphia)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Sheffield Tap, pours golden orange. Aroma and flavour of toffee, biscuity malts and tropical fruits. Quite nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Gravity cask at the George, London. Pours hazy gold with no head, really. Not too much action on the nose, slight florals and sugary malts. Flavor is damn good, though, with a nicely layered malt character. Notes of honey, mild nuts, demerera suga, caramel, light bread, and some pine hops coming through at the end. Medium in body with fine carbonation. Finishes with great balance, not too sweet, lots going on, licks of hops linger on the tongue. Very damn good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ The Waverly Hotel, Callender. Clear golden colour, white head. Aroma is hoppy, flowery and citrus. Flavour is light malty, biscuit, and bit of vegetables in the finish.