20/05/2011. WHITE HART, White Hart Lane, WOOD STREET VILLAGE, Surrey, England

6.8

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

Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, grassy and mild fruity notes along with wood and some mild nectar. Flavour is grassy, fruity, floral, bready and a bit caramelly notes as well. Pleasant and refreshing golden ale.

5.8

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

Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium amber orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dark pale malt, light hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, spicy anis seed. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110430]

5.9

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

Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Bright gold with a dense cream head; faint citrus aroma; sweet and grainy with a light citrus flavour; a touch of grapefruit to finish. Rather heavily bodied for the style, but very light on flavour. Disappointing.

6.6

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

Cask (Standing Order JDW, Southampton) - Amber in colour. Malty, grainy and slightly dusty aroma with hints of toffee. Moderately bitter taste with apricot and toffee detected.