Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2015, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Willimantic WilliBeer’D Solstice Saison ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, moderate yeasty, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150811]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cask at GBBF ’15, day 1, 11/08/15. Lightly hazed copper golden with a beige cap formed of bubbles. Nose is light citric shavings, melon, straw, hint of spice, buttery notes. Taste comprises bitter orange, farm yard, tangerine, citric peel, bready notes, light yeast. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. A long way from being a great in the style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white hewd. Aroma is grapefruity, peachy. Bitter, herbal.hoppy. Crisp fruity. Bitter and slight citrusy. Bitter and smooth fruity finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask at GBBF 2015. It pours clear deep gold with minimal head. The nose is quite subdued.... toasty, grainy, cereal, light spice, soft citrus and stone fruits. The taste is bitter, harsh grapefruit upfront, pithy lemon, hard bitterness, grass and some astringency with a peppery finish. Medium body and fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. A bit harsh in some aspects. OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at gbbf.. Amber.. Thin white lacing... Soft sweet fruits.. Soft spice nice..... Dry spice malts sofy fruits
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
11th August 2015
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy amber beer, few plae cream bubbles. Palate is light and smooth with decent fine carbonation. Nice condition. Mild caramel malts, not that sweet. Marmalade orange and floralness, turning bitter. Bright tangerine before a smooth and semi dry finish. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2015 day 1. Aroma is earthy, straw, damp hay, orange, saison yeast. Mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Flavour is earthy straw, orange rind, saison yeast, firm grassy bitterness. Palate is semi sweet with lowish carbonation. Tangy finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask at GBBF 2015, day 1 - London. Pours clear gold with a foamy white head. Buttery aroma, with undertones of white bread. Medium sweet flavor with some crispy wheat, light yeast, butter, grass. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Grassy bitter finish. Eh, not great.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Served in shaker at the brewpub. Cloudy orange amber, no head. Peaty tones to the flavor, medium body, slightly bitter lingering finish. Very enjoyable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Served in shaker golden, clear, no head. Medium bodied with mild hops flavor up front and a malty finish. Disappointing as Willibrew beers go, but not unpleasant.