Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Horseshoe on 23rd October 2009. Gold with white frothy head. Hoppy with sharp grassy, slightly savoury touch and a light note of citrus. Easy to drink despite 4.2 and a very long, bitter finish which I found to be satisfying.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From cask at the brewpub as Camden Spring, 4.2, surprised to find this in early October - but I don’t complain :) Pours hazy dark orange with a thin and white head. Mild frutiy and citrusy hops aroma. Crisp mango, peachy and citrusy fruity flavoured, mild sweetness. Light body with no real malt flavours. Lingering fruity hops flavoured finish with a medium bitter and dry finish.
yespr (55501) reviewed Best Bitter from McLaughlins Horseshoe 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
From tap at the brewpub as Camden Best Bitter, 3.6. Pours cloudy dark amber to hazzlenut brown and with a small, tan and creamy head. Aroma is rosted malty, light hoppy note. Smooth mouthfeel. Quite hoppy and with a roasted mild malty base flavour. Light fruity hops flavoured. Rather dry and bitter flavoured into the finish.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Best Bitter from McLaughlins Horseshoe 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ McLaughlins Horseshoe, 28 Heath St, Hampstead, London, Greater London, England NW3 6TE.Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, pine, orange, anis notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20081229]
Finn (18112) reviewed Hampstead Summer from McLaughlins Horseshoe 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at The Horseshoe, Hampstead 28 Apr 08. Golden brown colored. A fluffy small head. Unclear. Inviting fruity aroma. Complex flavor of dry fruits. Dry bitter finish. Very good!
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Hampstead Summer from McLaughlins Horseshoe 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Full pint on cask at the brewpub (which is more a Winebar, than an ale pub) in Hampstead. Amber-orange body with a slight haze. Missing head. Fresh floral aroma. Summer taste with tropical fruits and pale malts. Medium bodied (Horseshoe, 30.04.2008).
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Hampstead Summer from McLaughlins Horseshoe 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at The Horsehoe, Hampstead, N London. A golden beer with a lazing white head. The aroma is sweet grassy hoppy. While the flavor is swweet with light malt notes on which are notes of citrus and grass from the hops, leading to a fine lightly bitter finish. Great session beer.
yespr (55501) reviewed Hampstead Summer from McLaughlins Horseshoe 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On cask@The Horseshoe. Pours golden orange with a lacing white head. Aroma is fruity hops and slight caramellish malty. Low carbonation. Seems a slight bit dead. Quite fruity flavour. Ends decent bitter with a bit of caramel sweetness.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Hampstead Summer from McLaughlins Horseshoe 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask@The Horseshoe. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma is hoppy, grassy and wooden with a slight touch of leather in it. Flavour is wooden, grassy and has hints of strawish malts and some fruits.