14/07/2006. ROYAL OAK, Lower Bristol Road, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FOUR COUNTY INNS). Check-in dates from when the brewery was known as Thornbridge Hall

6.5

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

Golden with a small white head. Fruity aroma with pear and just a hint of butter. Dry and fruity with good hop flavour, and a lasting bitterness

6.3

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

Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dusty, light to moderate hoppy, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask, 4.4% at GBBF08. The flavour is slightly peppery as if it were stronger in alcohol. Other than that, there is nothing to say.

6

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

Cask (GBBF 2008) - Golden in colour. Light hoppy aroma with a bit of malt. Watery and thin at first, you can then detect some grapefruit and lemon. Fairly refreshing but has the potential to be much better.

4.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet aroma. Sweet fruity flavor with a mild bitter end.

6.6

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

Cask. Golden colour with small head, which leaves some lace. Flavour is citrusy and quite much of caramel and mild notes of not-too-sweet honey. Flavour is quite much the same along with some mild spicyness coming in as well as a nice grassy bitter dry finish.

7.6

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

Bottle, from Brewery, Derbs. Golden colour; thin white head. Malty, hoppy aroma. Citrus fruit flavours. Clean and refreshing with a nice bite and pleasing dry bitter finish. A definite country gent of a beer from the manor house.

5.9

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

Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishng head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hooy aroma. Grain-notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Long nice moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.

6.4

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

[i]BCA part of a Christmas present from my dad was a selection of Thornbridge Hall beers [/i] Had this over the New Year whilst down in Devon. Poured a Pale Golden colour, bit citrusy and hoppy good bite to this beer and decent bitterness levels but otherwise unremarkable.