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28/3/2012. Cask at The Green Dragon Spring Ale Festival, Croydon.

6.8

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

Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium brown amber colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, licorice notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110429]

6.8

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

Cask at Euston Tap, London. A deep red/brown coloured pour with a medium beige head. Hoppy, fruity aroma. Tastes hoppy, fruity, malty and some caramel notes. A decent drop.

6.1

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

Cask @ GBBF 2011. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty weak chocolate and dark fruit aroma. Roasted malty malty chocolate flavor with weak hints of smoke. Has a roasted malty chocoalte finish.

6

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

Cask at Euston Tap, London. A ruby coloured pour with a medium white head. Fruity aroma. Tastes fruity, caramel, slight sweetness, smooth, rather thin and lacking in complexity for me. I quite like Dorking but this was nothing to write home about.

6.4

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

Cask at the GBBF 2011. Dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of chocolate and toffee. Fruity and malty flavour with a bit of roasted character, and a hint of smoke. A bit thin mouthfeel

6.8

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

2nd August 2011
GBBF Cask. Clear dark brown beer. Little suddy tan head. Light semi dry palate. Smooth easy drinking dark malt, just a trace of roast. Some boiled sweets and a trace of hop underneath. Finishes semi dry with mild minerals and a chocolatey malt aftertaste. Decent.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at GBBF 2011, Day 1. Pours clearish brown with a bubbly, tan head. Lactic sugar, dark malts and light mocha aroma. Mild flavor (go figure!), lightly sweet with subtle, chalky mocha. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mild roast finish, some light brown sugar. Some smoke in the aftertaste. Really nice. (3.9)

Cask at the Wallington BF, 2011. Pours dark, ruby-brown with a small, off-white head. Roasty and tangy malt nose. Mild sweet flavor, big tangy malts. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Bif of roasty malts in the finish, mostly tangy and almost sour, though. Not really my thing, but still interesting. Also, this cask might be off a bit. (3.2)

5.8

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

Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocoalte, coffee, sweet roasted. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet roasted, dark malt, fruity - burnt caramel, dusty coffee roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110430] 6-2-6-3-12 Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear dark black brown colour with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate malt - coffee, dark berries notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110802] 6-2-6-3-12

8

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

Cask@GBBF2011. Quite much black colour with a brown head. Aroma is fruits, wood, toast, some roast and mild earthyness. Flavour is coffee, some dark fruits, mild roasted notes as well as some slight bitterness. Pleasantly balanced and lovely mild.