20/05/2004. TITHE BAR, 2 Friarage Street, NORTHALLERTON, North Yorkshire, England (FREE HOUSE)

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

31/5/2018. Cask at The Rockcliffe Arms, Whitley Bay. Pours very pale gold with a small fine white head. Aroma of hops, citrus, flowers, grass and malt. Moderate sweetness, light bitterness. Light body, quite thin texture, average to soft carbonation. Some increasing bitterness to finish. Refreshing light Ale, no body to it but enjoyable for what it is.

6.2

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

Cask at ORB micropub, Darlington. Pale golden colour, white foam head leaving lacing and grainy hoppy aroma. Taste is pale malty, grains, some biscuit with tangy citric earthy hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

6.6

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

Cask at the Waterloo tap. A clear pale golden coloured pour with a lasting G fine white head. Aroma is rustic grains, damp hay, straw, little horsey, grassy hop. Flavour is composed of earthy grains, straw, grassy hedgerow hop,, faint eggy yeast character. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, ok cask condition, little watery. Ok cask gold.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Waterloo Tap - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a frothy, white head. The nose holds white bread, pale grains, hay, lemon peel. Lightly sweet flavour with further lemony hops, straw, some butter husky grains. Light bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. Finishes with some dirty hay, more pale grains, husk, faint grass, bread crust. A very decent cask golde.

7

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

Cask at the Maidenhead Beer Festival, July 2016. A straw coloured pour with a ring of white head; aroma of honey and ripe harvest grains; then a light dry floral taste; with a mouth watering finish. Very elegant and refined.

5.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

4.1 Cask at the avenue, Sunderland. Pours pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light vinegar, lemon juice. Taste is better, light cereal, citrus, pine. Dry, chalky finish.

6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @ The Works, Sowerby Bridge. Golden with a creamy head. Has a crisp and thin fruitiness with a small hoppiness evident. More stated in its nose than taste.

7

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

Cask (Fitzgerald’s, Sunderland) - Pale golden in colour. Grapefruit, peach and passion fruit in the aroma. Tangy and hoppy taste with notes of grapefruit, passion fruit and lemon standing out.

6.4

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

Fresh amarillo nose, slightly biscuity, light earthy hop character. Good balance, though I might prefer a bit more brightness.