Historic check-in

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

16th May 2009
Spoons Fest. Clear amber beer. Soft and semi dry palate. Hop dominated but well balanced. Not really that bitter. Light grapefruit and a little pineapple. Light and easy drinking pale ale.

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

Cask (handpump) @ The Sheffield Waterworks Company, Cambridge House, Devonshire Green, 2–12 Division Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S1 4GF.Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, orange, hop flowers, hop dusty. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to lgiht heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - creamy and smooth, carbonation is soft. [20090419]

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

Cask at Victoria station W’Spoons. Golden beer with thin head. Crisp, fruity, hoppy and definite grapefruit presence. I was expecting more of a hop punch as I have heard good things about the original from a Kiw work colleague. One of the better offerings from the Spoons festival.

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

(Cask at Penderel’s Oak JDW, Holborn, London, 15 Apr 2009) Copper colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity, malty nose with citrus and grapefruit. Fruity taste with notes of citrus, grapefruit, biscuity malt and a generous bite of Cascade hops in the finish. Balanced bitterness, fairly dry. Very nice beer with a fresh, hoppy taste.

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

Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Yes, nice hoppy aroma, but just a bit watery in mouth and the hops are just too cheesy. Its ok but the malt and hops let it down, too watery on malt and too much cheese on hops. Attractive copper colour lasting white head. Grapefruit leafy hop aroma, ok caramel malt in mouth. 3.3 RE rate at Samuel Peto. Better than first time I had it. Less cheesy, but ok. The cascades really came through more.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Cask at Standing Order Edinburgh (JDW) in ’Spoons Real Ale Festival, April ’09 ...amber ... thin off white head ...little grapefruit hop nose ..bright sharp hop little creamy juicy grapefruit .. not as hoppy as expected but nice balance.

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

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW) 19/04/09. Amber with a slight, off-white head. Sweet malts and citrus hop aroma. Flavour was similarly sweet, with more citrus and a touch of gooseberry, leading to a decent bitter finish. Pretty good.

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

Cask at the Samuel Peto (JDW), Folkestone. Bright gold with a thin white head; grapefruit aroma; rather thin and woody to start then developing fruity grapefruit flavours followed by a long lingering bitterness as promised.