25/09/2010. GRAPEVINE CAFE BAR, 19-21 Market Place, POULTON LE FYLDE, Lancashire, England

6.1

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

Cask @ Stafford Beer & Cider Festival. Nice ehad with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, fruits, flowers and bitter hops. Nice long bitter finish.

6.4

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

Cask @ Stafford Beer & Cider Festival. Clear dark golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 280717

6.2

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

Cask @ White Hart, Todmorden. Golden with a bubbly-frothy head. Has a light fruit nose with a touch of bubbly gum sweetness. It’s crisp with a medium to full body including light fruits in its taste.

5.3

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

Cask (handpump) @ Bar Fringe, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ] .Amber with lacing white head. Fruity hops, some caramel, pool water.

6.5

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

Cask (handpump) @ Bar Fringe, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ] .... amber ... sweet fruity nose ... little creamy lots of soft caramel toffee

5.5

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

Cask (handpump) @ Bar Fringe, Manchester, England. @ [ RBESG 09 ]Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, toasted, caramel, chlorine notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090718]

5.8

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

Cask @ Bar Fringe in Manchester. Soft vinous, dusty aroma. Very fruity flavor, vinous with touches of lemon and band aids. Could be much better without the by-flavors.

7.1

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

I’d like to dedicate this rating to Kanye West
Cask pint at NERAX on 5/3/07
Bright golden-marmalade colored beer is clear, with a small white head that fades quickly, leaving some wispy lace behind.
A smattering of citric hops, mostly light grapefruit and lemon provides a clear shot of dryness and light bitterness, while grainy, very attenuated malts are left on the finish. Bank Top yeast is always interesting and leaves a very estery, distinct character on both the nose and palate. Gummy, slightly earthy and with hints of damp leaves and dew. That’s my best stab at a description; I find it nearly impossible to describe the subtle nuances of English house character. Anyhow, malts never deepen or get overly sweet, leaving crackery, somewhat dusty and tannic notes behind, but there’s always a slight touch of light pale malt sugar and the hops have a moderately lasting effect, though ultimately succumb to minerals. Medium strength of aroma, no flaws.
Dry and almost scratchy on the palate, there’s definitely a high attenuation here, with citric, bitter hops that leave little flavor impression other than the usual grapefruit/orange rind notes. Crusty white bread, some fruity esters and more damp, strange (but enticing) yeast character on the finish. Very nice, low carbonation is quite tight. Drinkable, with some lime/lychee (though without much of the sweetness associated with that) peeking through on the end. Very light body, no flaws. Little bit too heavy on the attenuation and crackery/scratchy/tannic maltiness.