13/06/2011. COEUR DE LION, 17 Northumberland Place, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (PUNCH)

5.8

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

Gravity cask at Maltingsfest, Newton Abbot 23/04/20220. Pours clear golden towards amber with a white cap. Aroma: bread, caramel, dried fruits. Taste: light sweet & bitter, semi-dry, bread, caramel, hedgerow berries. Medium body with soft carbonation.

6.5

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

Cask at the Bell Inn, Wylye, 09/09/21. Clear golden amber with a decent white head .... lacing follows. Nose is fruit slice, raisins, grains, breads. Taste comprises fruit slice, hint of caramel, light sugars. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter wash. Descent bitter if a touch on the sweet side but flavorosome none the less.

5.5

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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.Clear medium orange colour with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light hoppy, tobacco notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20120808]

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4.5

8th August 2012
GBBF. Clear gold beer, no real head. Light semi dry palate. Flat. Honeyish malt. Superlight citrus. Dry finish. A golden surely? Okay taste - lifeless body.

6.8

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

Cask@GBBF2012. Amber colour, small head. Aroma is fruity, floral and some mild herbal notes. Flavour is fruity, floral, nectary and herbal with some slight salty notes.

6

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

Cask @ Salhojankadun Pub
Aroma is fruity with bready malt and hints of hay. Flavour has some fruity hops with flowery notes and bready malt. Rather fruity but otherwise quite typical real ale.

6.6

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

(Cask at Black Door, Helsinki) Poured amber and clear. Head was medium sized, quite quickly disappearing and white. Aroma contained molasses and malts. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were molasses, mild roastedness, nuts, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste contained molassses and bitterness.

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at Market Porter, London Bridge 18 Nov 08. Golden colored. A small creamy head. Lovely aroma of peaches. A bit watery flavor but some malt. Dry fruity finish.

5

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

Cask Conditioned at Market Porter, London
Hazy golden color. Just a light caramel flavor, dryish final, very light vegetables. Too simple.