5.6

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

Tap, The Brew, Malta. Clear yellow, small white head, nonlasting. Quite cellary, smelly nose, sweaty with a hint of fruit. Medium sweet start, hints of bitterness only. Sweet finish. Mild aftertaste. Light and a bit flat, stale. Not unpleasant, but not really nice.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tap, The Brew, Malta. Almost clear golden, tiny white head, creamy but not lasting. Medium fruity nose, sweet peach. Medium sweet fruity start, milder bitterness, milder grassy finish. Gentle aftertaste. Light body. Ok, but not great.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ The Brew, Sliema. Pours a cloudy pale gold with a slice of dried apple floating on the top. Pretty decent medium-dry cider, made here apparently, some fruity desert apple character, not the clean sugary overly sweet cider I expected. Not bad.

6.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft @ The Brew, Sliema. Pours a golden yellow with a fine mist, white head. Very sweet nose. Sugary sweet lager feel, very far from the balanced gentle golden ale profile I expected, either this was the wrong beer poured or it is way off the mark.

6.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft @ The Brew, Sliema. Pours a golden yellow with a light mist, white head. Aroma brings sweet malt, sugary hint with a herbal green hop presence, continuing to taste, definitely seems a little over-fresh. Gentle dortmunder nudge, but overall a little too sweet for style.

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ The Brew, Sliema. Pours a misty yellow, foamy white head. Aroma of juicy sweet citrus, tropical hints. Continues to taste, decent juicy sweet citrus character, myriad tropical fruit notes, nice.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft @ The Brew Bar & Grill. Pours a slightly unclear chestnut amber, good -off-white head. Nice golden ale glow, gentle rye sweetness, no graininess, no toffee as expected from appearance, but generally nice enough.

7.9

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft @ The Brew Bar & Grill, Sliema, Malta. Pours pitch black, good tan head. Never thought I would drink a Starkbier in Malta. Very good it is too, roasty, hoppy, chocolatey.. good depth. Nice.

6

Sweet, fruity, pineapple, lactose, sugary

5

Toilet, sour, chlorine, fruity, I suspect not in the best condition