Subsidiaries
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 Oct 2011: My 500ml brown bottle was best before 9 Oct, so it’s 3 days too old tonight! The label claims "This nocturnal brew is sure to catch you by surprise. Guaranteed to arouse your Fifth Sense - Taste". Well lets see: I’m about to pour the bottle into a standard UK pint sleeve (a 2002 CAMRA fest one from Boston in the Fens). Good looking brew, clear and bright, an amber colour with an orangey hue: the head was white, but didn’t hang around to be introduced, so it loses a half point. Floral, fruity hop aroma with bicuity malts just below the surface. The taste is crisp, sharp and hoppy, the malts calming it all down after the initial hit of hops. The hops then take over again as the mouth begins to dry. Well balanced, with a hop lead and finish, a fine beer, pity so few have reviewed it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2012
at 01:41
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
It requires a good sniff to get the aroma of this balance, crisp ale which feels light. Golden with a creamy head. Medium-high bitterness.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2012
at 11:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours clear gold with a foamy white head. Looks perfect. Light dough in the nose with wisps of hay. Medium sweet flavor with definite hay and faint, tangy citrus. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with faint bitterness of hay, some lemon and light dough. A touch sweet without the necessary offsetting bitterness, but overall it’s a nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2012
at 09:18
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond, Reading] Deep gold, mild lemon and butterscotch in a very, very weak and watery mouthfeel. It grew on me as the lemon flavour intensified in a mildly bitter finish, but didn’t grow enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2012
at 16:09
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Not an unpleasant aroma, but it’s only very faint. Looks decent enough. I like the taste but there’s not a lot to it. Once it’s out of your mouth the taste is pretty much gone and it doesn’t leave much after it. The taste is nice but the fact that it dissipates so quickly makes it seem a bit bland.
Tried
on 22 Mar 2012
at 15:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at The John Oldcastle London. Clear deep gold colour lasting white head. Toffee. Some yeast on aroma. Some toffee in flavour. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2012
at 10:40
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
3rd December 2011
ChrisOs Early December Tasting. Clear gold beer, tiny white head. Light dry palate. Pale malt with a tiny bit of hop. Dry finish. Meh!
ChrisOs Early December Tasting. Clear gold beer, tiny white head. Light dry palate. Pale malt with a tiny bit of hop. Dry finish. Meh!
Tried
on 11 Feb 2012
at 11:16
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle. Brown/red colour with a creamy, frothy and medium persistent tan head. Aroma is slightly toasty, sweet and slightly coffee. Flavour is malty, sweet and smooth at the beginning and a bittery final with an aftertaste maintained. Some caramel and licorice hints are noticeable. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium to high. Texture is oily.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2012
at 17:10
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Many Holts pubs around Manchester. Excellent smooth ale very little flavour but great character in its bitterness. Also called Bitter Ale in bottles.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2012
at 17:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle. Poured a brown beer with minimal tan head, good lacework. Aroma is slightly malty and nutty. Flavour is malty and moderate bittery. The final is a little watery. Carbonation is medium. Body is medium to high.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2012
at 10:16