09/04/2011. RAVEN, 7 Queen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)

5.6

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

Cask @ Barum Top Inn, Halifax. Golden-blonde with a head. It’s a balanced hop-malt ale with citrus notes.

7

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

Cask at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a very slightly hazy light straw colour with a huge frothy white head. The aroma is weak hoppy with a bit of barnyard in there too. The flavour is medium to weak bitter with some nice grassy nettle hoppiness and some barnyard malt. Served on the cool side this is a super refreshing summer ale. The cask had only just been put on so I drank it nice and fresh which makes a difference. This beer deserves a better rating.

6.1

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

Cask @ Harp, London. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Light dry and moderate bitter finish. 270413

5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; clear straw yellow almost like a pilsner, off white head, fruity aroma, sweet caramel taste some fruits apricot. perfectly quaffable.

5.8

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

Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium amber colour with a small average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate to light heavy toffee, strawberry porridge. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110430]

6.1

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

Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Pale straw with a dense cream head; aroma of newly cut hay; grainy body with a light citrus flavour and a citrus finish. A light refreshing beer in the Golden Ale style.

7

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

(Cask at Kitty’s, Helsinki, on 2009-05-02) Golden and almost clear. Medium sized, white and long lasting head. Sweet and fruity aroma. Medium bodied and bit dry palate with little carbonation. Malts, sweetness, toffee, grass, fruitiness and bitterness, Malty and lightly bitter aftertaste. Not a dull tasting beer at all.