6.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask at Castle, Chancery Lane, London, 24 Nov 2010) Amber colour with brief, off-white head. Malty nose with toast, dried fruit and dusty hops. Malty, slightly roasty taste with notes of dried fruit, citrus, toast and dusty hops in a dry finish. On the thin side. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2010
at 07:00
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Pembury Tavern. Pours a dark, ruby-brown with a fine, off-white film. Dark, ripe and lightly sour fruits greet the nose, with some hints of toffee, chocolate, booze and bread. Flavor is dinmaic and rich. Medium sweet and quite spicy, with a "holiday" spice character. Perhaps some notes of nutmeg or pumpkin. Cherries and grapes, light alcohol, some mild citrus bitterness. Medium to full in body with light carbonation and subtle warmth. More holiday character in the finish, with lightly toasted malts, dark and ripe fruits, faint dryness and some modest, earthy bitterness. Good beer, if not outstanding. Alcohol is pretty well mixed into the overall character, and the holiday spiciness makes this a nice seasonal.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2010
at 11:10
7.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Pembury Tavern. Pours clear gold with a light, white film. Nice hop aroma of grass, hay and faint grapefruit. Flavor is rather sweet, with meaty malts, toast, and some straw bitters. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and mild warmth. Finishes well balanced with some smoked meat, light honey malts and subtle, grassy hops. Quite a dynamic beer, really. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2010
at 10:56
7/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Pembury Tavern. Pours opaque brown with a thin, beige head. Good aroma, with the vanilla notes just rising above the roasted malt foundation. Flavor is quite nice. Medium sweetness with semi-sharp, mineral malts, hints of ripe, almost tart fruits, vanilla, faint roast and very delicate hops. Light in body with fine carbonation. The finish seems to be sweeter than the initial taste, with all the preceding characteristics in addition to some maple syrup, along with some light warmth and hints of booze. Overall not outstanding, but very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2010
at 10:35
7/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the Pembury Tavern. Pours clear, honey-yellow with a faint, film head. Sharp hay and grass hop aroma. Flavor has a bit of sweetness, light caramel, some hammy roast (oddly enough), and delicate, straw bitterness. Light bodied with tingly carbonation. Finishes nicely with understated breadiness, light warmth and some subtle, earth and grass bitters. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2010
at 10:26
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium brown. Toasty and cocoa aroma. Cocoa and fudgey character. Relatively sweet. There is a hint of tobacco in the finish.
Tried
on 06 Nov 2010
at 10:23
8.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Cask at the Pembury Tavern on 6th October 2010. Gold with a dissipating white head. Exquisitely hoppy. Rich hop grassiness in-mouth; grapefruit kick and deliciously rounded citric finish. Engaging mouthfeel. Possibly one of the best Milton ales I have drunk.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Oct 2010
at 16:36
7.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at cloisters ... deep red black ... thin tan lacing ... sweet cherry roast malts ... little licorice nose ... soft sweet licorice ... vimto ... little licorice ... nice
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2010
at 04:17
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Deep orangeish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is bready and caramelly malty along with some mild green apples as well as some floral and grassy hops. Flavour is floral and grassy hops along with some bready and biscuity maltyness. Some slight fruityness towards the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Sep 2010
at 21:36
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at GBBF 2010 ... amber ... soft mellow hop nose ... juicy sweet fruity hop ... decent enough
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2010
at 22:16