7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at JDW ... light amber ... fruity hop ... fruity grapefruit hop and loads of them ... its hop dominated but frsh and lively.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2008
at 11:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask handpull at County Hotel Sporks, Ashford. This was a bit strange. The first time I had it I thought it was excellent, the second time a few hours later, it was only just ok. So this rating is the first one. Really looking forward to this one due to the hop varieties used and Roosters history. Paleish gold with lasting off white head. Kiwi fruit. Lemony aroma. Some grapefruit. It’s fine. A little less full on than the Stone DIPA which has just about ruined every hoppy beer in Britain for me. It’s balanced, a bit nettley, great condition. Good biscuit and rather tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2008
at 07:59
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half pint from gravicask at London drinker BF 08 (thanks to Stonch). Fragile white head resting on an amber coloured body. Fresh fruity aroma. Dry hopped profile lingering into a nice bitter ending. Good mouthfeel for its low alcohol strength (evening session, 13.03.2008).
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2008
at 08:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel & Bar, Manchester M4, UK. Alc. 3.9%. Clear light to medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, moderate hoppy, lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. (Refreshing). Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft - flat. (190108)
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Mar 2008
at 04:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Bricklayers Arms 2nd Annual Yorkshire BF 08. Pale gold with disappearing off whtie head. Slight haze. Peachy hop aroma. Pretty nice hop aroma. Resin. That’s actually fairly good, but then you expect it from Rooster’s. Little bit of farty yeast, but the white stone fruit flavours are pleasing.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Feb 2008
at 04:28
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask handpull at The Dispensary, Liverpool. Gold with thick cream head. Passionfruit aroma. I mean it’s an incredible Roosters beer. Grapefruit and passionfruit. This is almost like an APA. Whoa, just an assault on the senses. A whopping amount of hop on this.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2008
at 04:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask condition, gravity at Reading BF 2007. You see this is the beauty of cask conditioned beer. On the Friday before mesandsim (Sim) rated this, Chris_O and myself were recommending this beer to all and sundry when the Thornbridge Hall beers had run out. By Saturday afternoon it was obviously not as good. Or we just have different tastes in beer. Gold colour with lasting white head. Resiny flowery aromatic Amarillo hop. Grapefruit, juicy in mouth. Very drinkable. Very dry on end. Good malt structure and the hop is excellent.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 May 2007
at 11:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Fannies Ale and Cider House, Saltaire, West Yorks’ 04-05-07. Poured warm golden colour with white busy head. Hops and Grapefruit dominated the aroma and were most noticeable in taste dept’. I marginally preferred the Durham White Velvet that I tried alongside this, but this was very drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 May 2007
at 08:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask gravity at Reading BF 2007. Pale copper/gold with bubbly off white head. Very hoppy aroma, dry spice. Very citrusy. Very very dry (or was that the dust?) Bit floral, but v. drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 May 2007
at 07:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Red black with a thin stout head, light and smooth roast malt lots of coffee tones. rich and complex.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2007
at 05:05