20/04/2018. MACKENZIES, 32 Rodney Street, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside, England

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

Cask @ Fat Cat, Sheffield [020916]
Golden amber, clear, dense white head, good lacing
Aroma of light sweet malts
Taste of soft bitter hops, light pale malts, hint of earthy bitter hops, nothing else, rather non-descript
Palate - Light body, soft bitter. Finish as main flavour.
Overall - Simple pale bitter, selling well in the bar, but not much going on

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Red Star Formby IPA ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, fruity hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, pale malt, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160218]

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Ship In A Bottle. Appearance - golden with a nice fluffy head. Nose - dusty and citrus. Probably orange. Taste - less citrus. More malt really. Palate - light bodied with a tangy texture and a finish that isn’t particularly fresh. Overall - not very exciting.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb and Stuu666. Cheers for the new brewery tick Ash! Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light caramel, light floral notes, blossom. Taste is light sweet, oily. Thin finish.

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

Bottle at ash’s. Pours clear amber, nose is floral, toffee, hay, taste is dry, toffee, bitter.

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

GraviCask, shared with Finn at The National Winter Ales Festival. Clear golden body. Fresh fruity nose. Blended taste of grainy malts and oily hops. Rounded mid-dry fruity end. Easy going (Derby 19.02.2016).

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

Fra cask/gravity på NWAF i Derby 19 Feb 16. Delt med Rune. Varm gylden. 0 skum. Lett plommearoma. Smaken vassen. Kjedelig.

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

Pendle Beer Festival 2016. Golden coloured ale. Has a pleasant dry pale ale texture with a tropical fruitiness in its taste. Is a little more malty in its nose.