24/03/2018. CROSSE KEYS, 9 Gracechurch Street, LONDON, EC3, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Half pint on cask at the red lion JDW. Medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Wheatsheaf, Stoke on Trent. Pours a golden yellow with minimal white head. Just some floral hops in the aroma. More hops in the mouth, but these are more traditional style, along with ginger and some traces of herbs and malts. Finish is hoppy too, and somewhat dry. This is rather nice, with a bit of bite to it – and definitely swiggable !

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

Tight off white head stayed on a well carbonated amber coloured body. Vinous Roma with light malt & light hops & caramel. Medium bodied, tingly on the tongue with a clean back. Well balanced bitter tastes with spice, tea, champagne & zest.

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

Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up at Waitrose. Pours clear honey-gold with a billowing, frothy white head. Lots of bready pale malts, some sun-kissed grains, semi-ripe citrus fruits, grass, a little yeast. Light bodied with active carbonation. Finishes with some grain husk, further relaxed grassy bitterness, florals, hay, pale bread, orange rind. It's not bad, to be fair. Drinks pretty easily.

Bottle from Tesco. Amber colour with a white head. Malty and light caramel aroma and taste medium body.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Tesco, Guildford. Floral. Malts. Lavender. Pale orange amber. Bubbly white head. Light-mesium bitter. A slight tang to it. Low key malts. Light bodied. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Abrupt finish. Drinkable but typically bland Greene King effort. At least it was being sold off cheap when I tracked some down.

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

Bottle 568ml. @ home. [ As Greene King Heritage Suffolk Pale Ale ].Clear medium to light yellow orange colour with a large to huge, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, straw - grass, toasted - caramel, pale malt, sweet malt - biscuit malt, moderate hoppy, grass - straw. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, pale malt, sweet malt - biscuit malt, hay - straw - grass, light metalic bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180827] 6-3-6-3-13

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

From a 568 ml bottle. Clear amber golden colour with a medium sized off-white head. Fruity aroma with citrus, spices, herbal hops and floral notes. Toasted bread. Taste is light bitter. Dry fruity finish. Nice ESP.