Subsidiaries
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Harp, Charring Cross, London, 20 Nov 2013) Copper colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, nutty nose with dried fruit, apricots and earthy hops. Malty, fruity nose with notes of nuts, caramel, dried fruit and a moderate, dusty bitterness in the finish. Light body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty but a bit thin. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2013
at 12:50
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Hand-pulled half-pint in The Lamb & Flag, Oxford on 23 Nov 13. Light amber body, bright and clan, on top an off-white coating of tight bubbles. No huge aroma, some hints of fruit and nuts, maybe a hop smell here and there, but overall not much. The taste was of a typical UK session Bitter: malts win the flavour battle over the hops, but only just with the hops giving a good dry and bitter base for the malts to show their medium sweetness. Well balanced and easy to drink: this isn’t going to test your senses too greatly but it is a fine example of a UK Bitter.
Tried
on 27 Nov 2013
at 04:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask @ Prince of Wales, Southampton. Mid-gold with white megahead. Aroma of yeast, buttermilk, bananas. Taste is sweet with an acrid kick. Too much Gennessee’s about it, and not enough good English cask ale. Palmers are capable of much better than this.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Nov 2013
at 09:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Half Moon, Windlesham, 15/09/13. Almost clear golden with a good sized off white head. Nose is summer fruits, light hops, melon, straw. Taste comprises toasted malt, cantaloupe melon, citrus notes, light perfume. Mediudm bodied, soft carbonation, sweet finale. Decent GB.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2013
at 07:18
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Burnley Beer Festival. Golden with a small head. Has a malt hopped aroma with some smooth toffee notes and some fruits too. A session ale with a medium-high bitterness.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2013
at 12:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Ship - Swanage, Dorset. Deep golden body with a small white head. Mild aroma of malt and citric fruit. OK light and refreshing malt flavor, fruity and floral. Not much bitterness. Medium body and a bit short in aftertaste. Decent, straight forward and a bit boring.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2013
at 12:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Claret. It pours deep amber with a small white head. The nose is earth, light spice, wood and leather. The taste is caramel, wood, butterscotch, berry, earth, leather and some alcohol warmth with a dry finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and viscous mouth-feel. A decent ESB.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2013
at 05:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark brown colour. Smooth, rich, creamy. Flavours of sweet red fruits come through but it remains a well balanced bitter.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2012
at 02:16
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at The Old Yark Tapas Bar Darlington. Clear copper amber colour, creamy white head and malty aroma. Taste is caramel, biscuit, yeasty, toffee. Medium smooth body, some bitterness, drinkable bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Nov 2012
at 13:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Half Moon, Windlesham - 12/09/12. Dark golden copper with a thin off-white head that soon thins to the edge. Aroma of grain, malt, a little fruit, a fairly muted nose. Tastes of caramel, malt with background fruit. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Standard bitter - drinkable, nothing to shout home about!
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2012
at 04:49