13/09/2006. DOVE, 76 St. Helens Street, IPSWICH, Suffolk, England

Historic check-in

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

1/3 pint, 5.2 % abv, on a sample tray, cask at the Old Cannon brewpub. Clear golden body, patchy surface, dotted spots on the glassware. Hints of grass and leafy hops on the nose. Biscuit and grassy taste profile. Mid-dry bitter endnotes. Pretty nice. (Bury St Edmunds 12.11.2021).

5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

1/3 pint on a sample tray, cask at the Old Cannon brewpub. Bright amber body, filmy layer, dotted spots. Restrained herbal hops and grain on the nose. Quite similar taste character of grainy malts and grassy, herbal hops. Rounded malt-fruity bitterness to the finish. Fair enough. (Bury St Edmunds 12.11.2021).

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

1/3 pint on a sample tray, cask at the Old Cannon brewpub. Covering white head, clear warm golden body, dotted spots on the glass. Doughy nose, a citric note to it. Mixed taste of bread-like malts, grass, and mild citrus. Clean mid-bitter fruity end. Satisfying. (Bury St Edmunds 12.11.2021).

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

1/3 pint on a sample tray, cask at the Old Cannon brewpub. Filmy layer, poor lacing, clear amber body. Bready malts on the nose. Malt-fruity flavours, caramel and ripe fruity hints. Okay bitter ending. Decent. (Bury St Edmunds 12.11.2021).

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

1/3 pint on a sample tray, cask at the Old Cannon brewpub. Bright dark brown body, dotted spots on the glass from a dissipating off-white head. Moderate smell of herbal hops and mid-sweet malts. Blended taste of buttery caramel and ripe fruits. Bittersweet tail. clean on the swallow. Pretty alright. (Bury St Edmunds 12.11.2021).