Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Helsinki Beer Festival.
Golden colour. Rich flowery, soapy hop aroma. Softly malty. Richly hopped with citrusy really bitter finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Golden; nose is quite fruity, with a good hop rate; fresh-tasting, fruity (pineapple, blackberry, pear); slight mineral note.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Bishops Farewell (Cask) from Oakham Ales 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
A bit cloudy, light tan. Very fresh, leafy, powdery dry hop aroma. Rich hop bitterness, light berry and fruit overtones. Bready and complex - great breezy malt backbone. Brilliant - and I liked it last time I had it (3.5).
omhper (44752) reviewed Bishops Farewell (Cask) from Oakham Ales 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled cask conditioned at the White Horse, London.
Golden colour. Big fruity aroma (lychee!!)medium bodied with complex flavours. Slightly roasty, bitterish finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10
Rerate, 2015, 500 ml bottle, from Prima Beer, Hobro. ABV is 4.2%. I had to sample to bottled version to see if the glamour from the cask version was gone. It is not. Still a lovely and refreshing beer, with tingling hops throughout. Original rating 2002: (Cask conditioned at The Grid, Southfields, London). One of the best beers I’ve ever tasted! Top rating at The Great British Beer Festival. A real ale bitter with a complex aroma and flavour, still it’s surprisingly light and refreshing.