6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Pigs Ear 2017, day 1 - London. Pours murky gold with a thin, white cream topping. The nose holds rich malts, light caramel, honey. Medium to big sweet flavour with notes of alcohol, light spices, white bread, toffee. Full bodied, chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, sugary, with more pale bread. So so overall.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at Catalyst Cafe, Holborn. 7.5%. Pours slightly hazy golden amber with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of yeast, malt, bread, hop, rye, light spices and herbal/peppery notes. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness, touch of sour. Medium plus body, oily texture, average carbonation. Not bad but not the best tripel.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Pig's Ear 2017. It pours crazy murky brown with limited head. The aroma is soft, sweet, oily, chewy toffee, toffee apple, milky tea, candy, pear and melon. The taste is slick, oily, chewy, tart fruits, apricot, peach skin, earthy, musty, melon, apple, pear, toffee, varnish and boozy warmth through the finish. Medium - full body and fine carbonation. Lacks a bit of cohesion - I am not sure the Belgian yeast works that well with the barley wine style.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at Hop Locker - London. Pours hazy yellow-gold with a big, frothy white head. The aroma holds wheat flakes, lemon peel, straw. Light sweet flavour with mellow bitterness, some hay, more flaked wheat, touches of dough, melon, meringue. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Clean finish, with further dry wheat bread, mellow citrus notes. Nice saison.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at Pig's Ear '17,day one, 05/12/17. Murky orange amber with little in the way of a head. Nose is sweet and sour, stewed fruits, yeast esters, booze fumes, light spice. Taste comprises raw fruits, melted brown sugar, dried fruits, earthy, toffee, pear drop. Full bodied, cloying feel, sweet boosty rise. Not for me ... raw in places and rather unbalanced.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Pig's Ear '17,day one, 05/12/17. Hazed golden pour with a decent egg shell white head. Nose is juicy citric peel, grains, bread dough, light candied fruit. Taste comprises mellow citric peel, melon, light mineral bite, mandarin, spice, toasted bread, more candied fruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with balanced hop bitterness. Ok sessioner.

5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.

[ As Solvay Society Speculaetive ].
ABV: 10.5%. Murky matt - grey medium amber orange colour with virtually no head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, dough, moderate to heavy yeasty, fruity yeast, boozy. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, dough, yeast, boozy, alcohol, sweet yeast, rich. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is warming and moderate alcoholic. [20171205]
5-2-5-3-10

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.

[ As Solvay Society Superposition ].
ABV: 4.0%. Hazy - murky matt medium yellow colour with a average, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, light lemon. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, wheat, lemon, citrus, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171206]
6-3-7-3-13

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Pigs Ear BY. Sweet syrupy aroma. Opaque bronze. No head. Light sweet bitter. Plummy. Fruity. Light bodied. Pithy. Long flat finish. Just not that interesting.

8

Very good. Rye and peppercorn give a nice little spicy finish.