Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask at Scabby Taps. Pours clear gold, thin white head. Light dusty malt, light tropical fruit aromas. Taste is thin, slighty sweet. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ Commercial Inn, Sowerby Bridge. Hazy golden ale with a creamy head. Has a mid-berry sweet aroma, although a lighter session sweetness for its taste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
27th April 2014
Opaque black - brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth with mild fine carbonation. Mild dark malts. Very light dark chocolate and a whisper of lactose. Light dry finish. Fine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On cask @ the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - golden almost amber with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - distinctive green pepper note with orange fruit too. Taste - the green (chilli) pepper taste is there again and it’s not giving me any burn thank goodness. Some orange/grapefruit in the background. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - nice to get the taste of the chilli without the burn.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Bow Bar. Pours golden, light, zesty fruit, only a hint of cranberries.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; chestnut brown pour with a frothy off white head, sweet caramel and nut aroma, taste has red berries, sweet malts, some nutty taste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
27th April 2014
Bright clear gold beer, tidy pale cream coloured head. Palate is smooth with mild fine carbonation. Malts are creamy but also carrying raw grain. Hops are mellow sweet pine and a touch of tropical friuts. Smooth finish, mild bitter linger. Struggling to reach lift off.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
29th May 2014
Hazy deep amber beer, residual pale tan head. Palate is light and dry and minerally crisp. Unsweet toffee laden malt. Little marmalade hop twang turning fairly bitter. Dry finish with a strong bitter linger. Clunky and messy.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ Commercial Inn, Sowerby Bridge. Golden-yellow with a cream head. The spice is gentle and compliments the more dominant fruits in the ale.