10/01/2015. METROPOLITAN BAR, 7 Station Approach, Marylebone Road, LONDON, NW1, England (WETHERSPOONS)

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hal-pint, cask ale, shared with Finn at William Webb Ellis (JDW). Clear copper brown body, spotty lacing, film-type layer. Slightly roasted dark malts on the nose, hints of dark fruits. Caramel taste added by moments of stewed fruits. Bittersweet tail. Pretty nice. (Twickenham 24.10.2019).

5.8

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

Delt med Rune. Mørk amber. Filmskum. Fjærlett plommearoma. Smaken lett syrlige bær. Tørr syrlig & bitter avslutning.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Schön karamellig, mittig dann geile Röstnoten, flach weil wenig Carbo, englische Zapfanlagen halt. Dafür aber geiler Nitroschaum, cremig, feines Ding.

6

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

Cask at the angel. Pours clear amber, nose is orange, toffee, some hay, taste is sweet toffee, light lemon, bitter, dry, little musty.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Black Prince, New Haw. Malt and spice aroma. Light chestnut. Frothy off-white head. Light bitter. The taste matches the aroma. Thin. Watery. Average carbonation. Dry finish. Passable.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle at a garden party in Shepherds Bush. I do struggle with red ales, as to me I get very little flavour from a profile that is dominated by the rich malts. The same went for this one, a great mouthfeel just not much flavour.

6.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Calthorpe Arms, Clerkenwell on 8th December 2017. Deep copper with shallow off-white foam and full lacing. A leafy, pungent aroma. Leafy hops, berry fruits and caramel malts in-mouth, followed by a sweet finish with peppery spices to the upper mouth. Light body and mouthfeel.

6.3

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

50 cl bottle from Superstore, Wokingham. BBE 03 17 (?), though purchased recently, sampled on July 2, 2017.Clear dark copper to brown color, small short lived off-white head. Sweet, malty, grainy, a bit fruity scent. Malty, berries, bitter, mineral taste. Mineral, slight metallic, grainy, bitter aftertaste. Medium thin mouthfeel, soft CO2, medium high dry bitterness.7/3/6/3/12=3.1