5.2

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

Cask at Hops, Crewe Nose has maltiness with just a hint of lemon. Pours a greenish yellow with a small white head. Smoothness is the predominant feature in the mouth, with traces of apples, lemons and hops. Finish is lemony and biscuit. This is said by the brewer to be a “Manchester style bitter” – does that mean it’s supposed to be like Boddingtons ?! If so, the colour is close, but the taste is way off. There’s nothing actually wrong with this beer – but I would have expected something a great deal better from Thornbridge.

6.2

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

Handpull cask at the West End Brewery, Leicester for their Thornbridge Tap Takeover weekend. I was expecting a different colour than the light, almost straw beer in front of me. It's hazy with a very thin white head. Light aroma of hay, some lemon, some rich tea biscuit. Goldings bitterness to the fore of the taste, although there is a grainy/vegetal taste nearer the finish. There isn't really a lot to this. It is certainly drinkable but it doesn't have a lot of character.

6.8

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

Cask @ Kitty's. Poured more straw color than golden. Thick white head. Floral and citrusy aroma. Floral, perfumy, citrusy flavors with a nice bite. Light ad refreshing. In good condition.

6.8

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

Cask @ Salopian, the pub. Pours a generally clear gold, small foamy white head. Floral hop on the nose. Taste is nicely balanced, light, with pale malts and some lemon citrus notes. Good fresh tasting bitter.

6.8

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

Cask (handpump) @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Farringdon, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Thornbridge Made North ].Clear light to medium yellow color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, grass, pale malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150810] 7-3-7-3-13

6

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

Cask at Bower’s Tap, Leeds. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Aroma of citrus fruit, hop, light caramel. Medium sweetness, light bitterness, touch of sour. Light body, average carbonation. Dry fruity finish. Had worse, had better.

6.9

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

Cask at the craft beer Co. Pale yellow straw coloured pour with a a sticky white head. Aroma is crisp pale grains, wheat, hint of grassy hop. A little rustic on the nose. Flavour is composed of light grains, pils, little straw, grassy. Palate is light refreshing and crisp. Pretty easy going.

6.8

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

Cask at the Lyric, London. Pours hazy yellow with white head. Citrus, bready notes, malty, grassy. Light bodied. Some bitterness in the finish. Decent.

7

Good use of Munich and Vienna malts but needs some more dry-hopping. I love Dom.

6.1

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

Cask @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell EC1. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity weak citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty weak citrus hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty weak citrus hoppy finish.