11/03/2017. RAVEN, 7 Queen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)

6.4

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

On cask at the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - grass, lemon and herbal. Taste - like it smells. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - solid if unexciting. Doesn’t taste like it’s close to 6%.

6.8

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

Cask at the Bootlegger, 17/03/17. Clear golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is sweet malts, citric tinged straw, soft bread, melon, tangerine. Taste comprises peach, cantaloupe melon, papaya, tangerine, toasted brioche, light spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close tempered with juicy hop strokes. Decent cask IPA.

7.2

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

On tap at The Old Red Cow, Farringdon, London. Pours dark amber with a moderate sized white head. Aroma is very well hopped, with grapefruit and tropical fruit notes. Moderate sweetness, good level of bitterness, not overdone. Medium body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Good one.

6.6

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

Cask at Birmingham Beer Festival 2016; clear golden yellow pour with a bubbly white head, aroma has tangerine, taste has bitter grapefruit, zesty citrus.

6.6

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

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 24/6/2016. Golden, with a decent, off-white, head. Cereal malts, stone fruits, floral hops, boozy warmth and a dryish finish. Good.

7.4

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

Hazy deep golden colour, tall foamy off-white to beige head, good retention and lacing. Aroma pale malts, citrus, pine, floral notes. Smooth mouthfeel, flavour medium sweet and bitter, malty, orange, tangerine. Dry bittersweet finish, bit earthy, bitterness lingers on. Very fresh and crisp IPA with a nice fruity touch.

6.6

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

Bottle at home in London - sourced from Beermerchants. Pours clear gold with a floppy white head. Crackery pale malts in the nose, a bit of marmalade. Medium sweet flavor with touches of toffee, more marmalade, grassy bitterness, graham crackers, orange. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes lightly sticky-sweet, with more crackers, pale bread, grass, earth. OK overall, but perhaps not as fresh as it could be.

7.3

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

Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As XT XPA ].Clear medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, citrus, fruity hops, pale malt, crispy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141009]

6.9

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

16th August 2015
Clear gold beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is smooth and fairly dry with trailing fine carbonation. Semi sweet malts, a little grain and a little cream. Hops are fairly bitter with mild floralness and mild orange peel. A little citric zip. Finishes smooth with a long bitter linger. Well balanced.