Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Crucible. Straw colour. Ring of foam but that’s it. Ginger first, apple second, cheap tick.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at Locust, pours a clear blonde. Aroma brings out sweet vanilla bean upfront, with gentle apple acidity. Flavour is very sweet, with cloyingly sweet vanilla beans. Way too sweet but fun to drink in very small amounts.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Locust, pours a deep dark mahogany. Aroma bring out lots of elder and oak, with dark cherry skins. Flavour is unpleasant, with wood, dank earthiness and dirt. Not a fan of this. Too earthy and dirty.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Locust, pours a hazy golden yellow. Aroma is very spicy, with lots of Thai chilis and subdued pineapple. Flavour brings out lots of Thai chilis, without much sweetness, very faint pineapple. Finishes with notes of Thai chillies without the spiciness. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Locust, pours a clear pale golden. Aroma brings out lots of apple acidity, not much else. Flavour is less acidic and much sweeter, with highly sweet red apples. Not much depth or complexity but drinks too easily.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Locust, pours a cloudy yellow with a tiny white head. Aroma brings out cinnamon upfront, with toasted bread and toffee. Flavour brings out notes of cinnamon, vanilla, some banana and toffee. Finishes medium sweet, with notes of vanilla. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Locust, pours a clear pale golden. Aroma brings out tart apricots and light apple sweetness. Flavour is much sweeter, with tons of potent apricots, light acidity and light tartness. Total apricot bomb, finishing lightly acidic, lightly tart and medium sweet. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Locust, pours a hazy golden. Aroma brings out lots of cinnamon upfront, followed by smarties and candied cocoa. Flavour is pure s'mores, with cloying sweetness and shitloads of cinnamon. Very spicy and sweet. Fun faux cider, but too gimmicky for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Locust, pours a cloudy blonde. Aroma brings out light banana and a touch of red apple acidity. Flavour incorporates the banana surprisingly well, with notes of toffee, banana, vanilla and light apple acidity. Weird but quite pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Locust, pours a clear copper with no head. Aroma brings out subdued cherry skins, light-medium sweetness. Flavour brings out medium sweet dark cherries, little presence of apples. Nice cherry character. Solid but unexciting.