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) @ JDW - The Paramount, 33-35 Oxford Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M1 4BH.Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100425]

6.5

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

12th April 2010. Clear gold beer. No head. Very moderate carbonation. Crispish palate. Light tart elderflower then some orange and apple. Not a green beer though - so the apple is a good thing! Dry finish.

6.4

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Hope Tap, Reading] Pale, slightly hazy gold with a slight white head. Sweet Belgian yeast aroma of candy sugar and artificial strawberry. Heavier hopping than would be the case in Belgium prevents sickliness, with pineapple, ginger, cinnamon and a decent bitterness coming through. An interesting effort, although I’m not sure how much I’d want to drink of it. Would have very definitely classified this as a Belgian ale rather than a golden.

6.3

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

cask at Standing Order JDW ... amber ... thin white head ....light fruit hop ... soft fruity lemon hop ... very light sulpher ... little soapy ... Soso

5.8

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

Cask at the Regal (JDW), Cambridge. Straw with an off-white head; floral aroma; light perfumed floral flavour; and a grapefruit bitterness to finish. Very pleasant.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Counting House, JDW. Clear golden colour, medium dense white head. Aroma is lemonade, fruits, biscuit, almost perfumy. Flavour is wheaty, banana, yeast, fruity . Indeed, resembles a belgian white. Decent malty backbone. Fairly dry and slightly bitter finish. Interesting mix of belgian and british styles. Extremely drinkable.

6.8

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

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 8/04/10. Slightly hazy gold in colour, with a moderate white head. Aroma of lemony hops, tropical fruits and sweetish malts. Hoppy, citrus flavour, with some yeast notes and a long dry finish. Very good.

6.1

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

Cask handpull at Samuel Peto, JDW, Folkestone. Pale gold, lasting white head. Faint Belgian yeast aroma. Good sherbert hop flavour and finish. It’s ok if just not overly adventurous. Good to have something different.