Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Bishops Farewell (Cask) from Oakham Ales 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask conditioned at NERAX 4/27/2005 and again on 4/29/2005.
Light yellow, some light gold tints, no head. Aroma of light herbs and citrus, a touch of hay and fruit. Flavor is full of lemons, soft and lightly tingly, little to no carbonation. Dries out somewhat with notes of light woodiness and dry nectarines on the finish. Medium body, tons of flavor. Really enjoyed this one.
Cask at NERAX on 5/4/07
Always the perennial powerhouse, this stuff seems immune from flaws/poor conditioning. Fruity, light, drinkable and very flavorful, it’s got such a lovely malt character and vintage yeast character (hard to define, but I mean it has a noticeable character that is not a flaw, yet not just your average ester. Musty isnt the right word, nor is doughy/bready/dusty). Great, great stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask conditioned at NERAX 4/27/2005
Lightly amber tinged, blonde and gold beer, small white head. Hint of vanilla and light herbs hides behind the citrus and other fruits. Very impressive body on this showcases malt, citrusy hops, and some strawberries and mangoes. Very low carbonation, not watery. A bit of papery dryness on the end, however.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Bishops Farewell (Cask) from Oakham Ales 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at Volunteers Arms, GBBF 2004] A hazy yellow beer with a fine white head. The aroma is sweet hoppy and grassy. The flavor is sweet and very nicely hoppy and fresh, but the body is thin.
TBone (30139) reviewed Five Leaves Left from Oakham Ales 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask conditioned
Hazy nut brown, good creamy brown head. Honey hoppy nose, trefoil aroma. Well-hopped, medium-bodied. Burned molasses in the finish. Very good balanced real ale with depth in the palate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Hazy light blond color; creamy head. Non extraordinary aroma, some paper, hop; poor. Ordinary body, strong bitterness, some hop aromas. Simple.
Sigmund (14587) reviewed Bishops Farewell (Cask) from Oakham Ales 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask conditioned at the Smithfield, Derby. Golden colour. Lovely citrussy aroma. Complex hoppy, herbal and citrussy flavour. Very good!
Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Bishops Farewell (Cask) from Oakham Ales 22 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(Cask) Dark gold, clear; good creamy head. Overwhelming aroma of noble hops. Superb. Very bitter(ish)-hops. Nears USA-IPA style, with a British hopcharacter even when actually American hops were used! Slight flavour of piecrust, which rounds it off perfectly. Medium bodied, hoppy aftertaste. Brilliant - English cask at its best. And I have Burgundian Babbler Jeremy Gray to thank for the recommendation!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Cask) Pale gold beer, slight white head. Nose with remarkably flowery bitterness. Taste is like some lemon-scented tea, enriched by hops. Light bodied. Long hops aftertaste. Very nice light bitter.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed White Dwarf (-2009) from Oakham Ales 22 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
[Cask at GBBF 2003] A hazy yellow beer with a fine head. It has next to no aroma - only notes of malt. The flavor is smooth and sparckling with a prickling on the tongue. It is rather bitter but not much reminisence of wheat. It is pretty bitter for a wheat beer. An OK beer, but not what I expected.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at GBBF 2003] A light yellow beer with a creamy but disappearing head. The aroma is sweet and simple. The flavor is sweet and simple too but it ends on a fine bitterness, that turns dry and lingers. A simple but good bitter.