01/05/2010. IVORY PEG, 3-7 New London Road, CHELMSFORD, Essex, England (WETHERSPOONS)

6

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

Cask (handpump) @ The Monks Retreat, 163 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, England RG1 1HE.Clear medium yellow to orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, straw, caramel, dusty, light to moderate hoppy, flowers - chamomile flower ! Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20100429]

3.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

12th April 2010. Clear gold beer. No head because zero carbonation! Arrrrgh! Watery malt and apologetic hop. Some sulfur provides some flavour at least. Crushingly dull bad beer.

5

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

[Cask at Monks Retreat, Reading] Pale amber, slight white head. Grass and wet leaves and grapefruit, and hops that kept repeating on me and popping up in the midst of subsequent beers. Moderately bitter, some slight sourness. I normally like Jennings beers, but something in this one didn’t work for me. That said, it certainly has more flavour than the ABV would suggest.

4.8

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

Cask at the Regal (JDW), Cambridge. Amber with a ring of white head; malty aroma; thin with light caramel malts; the finish is dry and lightly bitter. Disappointing.

5.5

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

Cask-conditioned at the Staple Hill Oak (JDW), Bristol 12/04/10. Deep gold with a decent white head. Sweet malty beer, with a caramel and a hint of apricot before a short, bitter finish. Inoffensive.

6.8

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

Cask at Thomas Gerard JDW ... golden yellow ... thin white head ... light lemon nose ... light lemon ... soft hop fruits ... light dry bitter finish.

5.9

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

Cask handpump at The Penny Black, Bicester, JDW 10-04-10 with Craig & family Pours golden with a filmy white head, served a little too warm for me. Its light, easy drinking but desperately boring and difficult for to even think that much about what flavour’s, aroma’ are in it. A6 A4 F5 P3 Ov11 2.9

5.6

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

Cask @ Society Room, JDW. Clear golden colour, dense off-white head. Aroma is malty, indeed cheese, hint of sourness. Flavour is slightly hoppy and slightly malty. Thin bodied. Slightly bitter finish. A bit disappointing.

6

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

Cask handpull at Samuel Peto, JDW, Folkestone. Gold/copper with lasting off white head. Quite light in flavour, some bitterness, decent fullness in mouth. OK light flavoured bitter.