06/02/1998. THREE HORSESHOES, 9 Oxford Road, Old Marston, OXFORD, Oxfordshire, England (FREE HOUSE)

6.2

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

26th January 2010
On tap somwhere! Clear amber beer, no head. Fresh sweetish malt, a little tripel/saison like. Peach and apricot sweetness coming through in the late mid. Finishes semi dry with mild floral sweetness. Not a bad flavour for the abv.

5.5

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

Cask @ Bon Accord. Amber colour, dense tan head. Aroma is malty and fruity. Flavour is light malted, bit of vegetables and biscuit. Fairly bitter finish.

5.8

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

Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Amber with a thin off-white head; fruity aroma; light orange citrus fruit flavour with a gentle bitterness and a touch of pepper to finish. A rather ordinary bitter.

5.8

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

Cask (handpump) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear light to medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light to moderate hoppy, grape, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (160108)

5.4

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

[i] Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, Oxon, 12-01-08 [/i] Dark golden pour with very little head to speak of. Some citrus and malts, marmalade I didn’t get, wake up Wychwood and lets have something decent eh?