12/04/2008. LAMB INN, 36 High Street, Old Town, EASTBOURNE, East Sussex, England (HARVEYS)

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

Golden glowing copper ale with a very small bubbly head. Not much pale character, very mild in this respect at best, but certainly an easy to drink session ale.

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Gravity dispense at the 23rd Battersea Beer Festival - 06/02/13, as Hadlow Bitter. Clear golden with a bubbly off white head that retains well. Nose is fruit, light veg, toffee - a little muted. Taste comprises toffee, malty, apple, fruits. Medium in body with moderate carbonation and some bitterness in the finish. Quaffable but a pretty basic bitter with little depth.

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

Cask @ Lord Nelson, Brighton. Copper colour, off-white head. Lager malts. Flavour is malty, fairly bitter, with some hops.

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Cask (handpump) @ Wenlock Arms, Islington, London N1, UK. Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, roasted, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average to short duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (311207)

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Cask @ Wenlock Arms. Pours a clear pale brown color with a small off-white head. Hoppy fruity caramel aroma. Sweetish very hoppy flavor with some carame hints. Fruity malty and hoppy finish.

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

(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 10 Aug 2007) Dark amber colour with brief, white head. Fruity nose with malty background, earthy hops and a distinct, slightly sulphury, Harveys character. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, orange and decent doses of earthy hops in the finish. Light to medium body. Not really a sensation, but nice and tasty session bitter.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at The Wenlock Arms. Floral/fruit hop aroma? Reddish amber color. White head. Started tasteless for a second, then there was an immense burst of fresh, fruity flavor. Medium mouthfeel. The finish is dry, fresh, bitter. Excellent. Malt? What’s that?

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

[Cask at GBBF 2005] A hazy brown beer. The aroma is malty with roasted notes as well as notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with light roasted notes.

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Cask at The Pilot, Maidstone, Copper colour. Quite a light easy drinking session bitter. Nice hoppy aroma, not massive flavours but nice slightly resinous hops on the finish