23/09/2008. ROYAL OAK, Lower Bristol Road, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FOUR COUNTY INNS)

7

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

Clear golden beer and the blackberry makes it a bit more distinct to most pales. Not amazing but decent.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask: Off white frothy head left a collar on a dark amber body. Minimal malty aroma. Medium body. Smooth. Malt, pine & blackberry tastes, quite sweet.

5.1

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

Cask. Tapped, Leeds. Clear gold. Dense, lasting, white head. Nose has blackberry cordial. Grainy malts. Pale bread. Some fruity hop. Taste is fruit pip bitter. A bit earthy and a bit metallic. Light to medium body. Metallic bitter finish. Didn’t care for this at all.

6.9

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

Cask at the Stockbridge Tap, Edinburgh. Light copper or dark gold. Clear with a thin not-quite-white head. Aroma of berries and citrus, it’s pleasant but somewhat unfocused. Sweet taste with a bitter hoppy edge. Some unexpected astringency in the finish. Despite some balance issues, I am quite fond of this.

6.8

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

Cask at the Stockbridge tap. Pours clear golden amber, nose is toffee, spicy hops, blackberry, taste is fruity blackberry, sweet toffee.

5.9

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

Cask @ Crown Inn, Hebden Bridge. Not quite as expected as it’s golden with a creamy head. Has hops in its aroma, with a malt-hop character and only a light smattering of the fruit. Full-bodied.

6.4

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

Cask gravity @ Craft100. Pours a pale amber golden color with a white head. Has a fruity berry hoppy citrus aroma. Fruity blackberry hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty blackberry hoppy finish.