Subsidiaries
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Shakespeares Head, London. Deep ambery brown colour with a small beige head. Aroma is caramel, some roasted malts, liquorice and mild ashes too. Flavour is roasted malts, toffee, ashes and some dark fruits and liquorice.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2012
at 21:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Royal Oak Traditional Bitter (on label): 500ml Brown bottle, bottle conditioned beer, best before 20th Apr 2010, drank 22nd Dec 2009. Poured into my ’Old Speckled Hen’ pint vase. Very little head sat on top of my deep, dark amber beer, the body was almost see through. The beer is supposed to be made to an 1896 recipe using original methods, not sure the original would have been this clear. My garage was cold today and the beer might be suffering because of that (no head for instance) , very little smell at first, then as it warmed a hoppy aroma mixed with malted biscuits began to arrive. Later an English apple orchard and country garden fragrance added to the enjoyment within the smells. Hoppy flavour, not overpowering, but hops dominate the taste, be the beer cold or warming. A good quality Bitter with all the attributes to make it an agreeable drink. The 5% ABV sits happily within the brew and although not hidden, is masked well by the lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. Should have allowed the beer to warm up more before starting the review, but I was thirsty! The beer might even have had a ’chill haze’ it was so cold.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2012
at 08:22
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
4.2% ABV in a brown 500ml bottle, best before 9th July 2010, drank 4th June 2010. Poured into my vase shaped pint (Old Speckled Hen badged) glass. This is a beer that is conditioned in the bottle and it was poured slowly to ensure it looked its best, without anything effecting its appearance. Dull golden colour, firm snowy white head on top, didn’t see any sediment leaving the bottle, there was a small covering in the base of the bottle. Lager type smell (meaning not much going on), a late addition of Cascade hops are supposed to give off an aroma, these failed at first. As the beer warmed in the glass the hops began to assert themselves in the smell. Crisp and refreshing taste, almost lagerish in its carbonisation feel and flavours. It is however an ale and a bitterness is never too far from the surface (First Gold along with the aforementioned Cascade). A summer beer and a good one to boot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2012
at 04:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle.Dark golden colour with medium white head.Aroma is malty and tosted with flavor of caramel and dry hops,medium and light body with malty light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2012
at 12:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
14th March 2012
Shakespeare’s Head Spoons, Holborn. Clear gold beer, little white head. Light dry palate. Minerals. Mild marmalade hops. Minerally fresh finish. Passes muster.
Shakespeare’s Head Spoons, Holborn. Clear gold beer, little white head. Light dry palate. Minerals. Mild marmalade hops. Minerally fresh finish. Passes muster.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2012
at 07:31
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Red pale amber colour with no head. Aroma is sweet, alcohol, malt, fruit, sugar, dried fruits. Flavour is sweet, alcohol, caramel, apple, malt, fruit, sugar, dried fruits. OK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2012
at 10:40
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Gig House (JDW), Wokingham. Amber with a tight cream head; malty aroma; smooth and grainy in the mouth, with a malt taste and touch of grapefruit; and a erathy bitterness to finish. A rather straightforward bitter,
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2012
at 08:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at standing order ...golden amber... thin white lacing ... soft fruit nose ... big juivy orange ... soft sweet oange ... with orange zezt linger ... nice
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2012
at 05:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at Shakespeare Head Spoons. Clear brown amber. Actually its alright. Fine bitter. Ok not too exciting
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2012
at 05:42
8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to urbancaver. U can smell from almost across the room but in a good way. Tastes like the nose of rich toffee, malt, dried fruit, honey, ginger, and light licorice. Creamy mouthfeel and only slight sticky. Some warming booze but not overwellmingly so. Nice Friday night brew as I watch sic fi classic blade runner
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2012
at 18:00