28/10/2006. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR, 1 The Square, Temple Quay, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (WETHERSPOONS)

4.5

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

Bottled@chriso. Amber colour, small off-white head, leaving some lace. Aroma is apples, some bready malts, mild cardboard and fruits. Flavour is apple, cardboard, some bready malts as well as earthyness.

5.3

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

Cask (handpump) @ The Corner House, B3, Birmingham. Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity-vinegar, toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and some acetic (vinegar) with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.

3.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

a ruby colour, with a light syrup sweetness. sweet syrup little malt , little sour apples.

5.2

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

Bottle. Small head with short duration. Color is amber. Aroma is fmalt and hops and maybe some fruit. Taste is bittersweet with some apple.

4.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at The Crown, Charlton on Otmoor, Oxon. To be honest I viewed this with some scepticism having had the bottle version recently, which in fairness I had also viewed with about as much enthusiasm as having my eyes gouged out with chopsticks, that said the bottle wasn’t as bad as I expected and this faired ever so slightly better. Poured an amber colour but the first whiff was definately of Apples which was strange coming from what looked like an everday bitter. Other than the instantly detectable apple which struck me as being a bit of artificial smell I didn’t think that this appeared so artificial in the taste department, much maltier than I expected and maybe a little bit sweet but you know this proved to be better than I had anticipated.

4.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bottle Sainsburys, Kidlington. Thought that I had already rated this having tried the cask version of this last night, and this bottled version few weeks back. Apple flavoured beer mmhhh... it’s never really gonna’ be a winner is it? Amber coloured, with quite a fruity, zesty flavour with a bitterness at the end, ok so I sort of knew I wouldn’t like it but to fair it wasn’t as bad as I expected.

4.5

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

Amber colour with white fast disappearing head. Aroma of sweet apples. Some hops notes to in the aroma. Flavor is apple and hops. A refreshing beer. But i think it would be better one by one.

4.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

An orange beer with a white head. The aroma is sweet and dominated by apples, while the flavor mixes notes of malt and apples. Apple beer is not me - I rather keep cider and beer apart.

5.1

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

(Bottle 50 cl) Clear amber colour with a creamy, white head. Fresh, hoppy aroma. Malty and caramelish with distincy underlying notes from the added apple juice. Dry, bitter finish. 041105