Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled, at Guildhall Taphouse, Derry. Hazy amber, small head. Caramelly nose with some pear. Mid sweet with light body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and cookies. Mild hay. Mid bitter finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle 500ml. @ [ chriso & Boudicca's pre- GBBF Shindig 2017 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, London. [ As Hercules Yardsman ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, hay, cereal, bready. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, corn - grain - cereal - paper. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170805] 5-2-5-3-9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Hoop & Grapes, Farringdon Road. As Double Chocolate Mocha Stout 4.5%. Pours black with a lasting creamy tan coloured head. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, moderate roasted malt, dark fruits and vanilla. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium to full bodied, slick texture, soft carbonation. Dry, chocolate finish. Enjoyed this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hopfig würziger, eher trockener Antrunk. Getreidig-hopfig zum Mittelteil, spritzig. Frisch fruchtig, langer Nachhall. Gut. 10/10/9/10//10
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottle split at Chris & Ruths pre GBBF Shin Dig, cheers for all the shares, 05/08/17. Lightly hazed golden blonde with a decent off white covering. Nose is pale malts, grains, straw, stale bread ... not much going on! Taste comprises much the same, papery, light straw and grainy flavours. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Dull ... just nothing doing in this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from the Vineyard, Belfast. Appearance - golden with a bit of dirty brown in there too. Nose - digestive biscuit and a touch of lemon curd. Taste - honey and lemon. Again light biscuit lurking. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy and dry finish. Overall - decent scoop even if not quite on style. Maybe a bit like a Czech pils?
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours dirty gold with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, and a very faint floral note. Taste is light sweet. Thin finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle at C&R Pre-GBBF Tasting 2017. It pours golden with small white head. The aroma is soft, sweetish, toasted grain, cereal and bready action. The taste is dry, grainy, cereal, paper, earthy, leather, stewed black tea and apple with a drying finish. Light - medium body and average carbonation. Dull and grainy stuff. A rather basic lager.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from the Vineyard, Belfast. Appearance - golden amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - light toffee and apple. Taste - more apple. Toffee and biscuit at the back. Palate - light to medium bodied. Creamy middle section. Fairly clean finish. Overall - like a Bitter really. Solid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from the Vineyard, Belfast. Appearance - golden with a nice fluffy head. Nose - fusty dank cellar. Light resin and plant stalks. Taste - caramel and light dank orange. Resin again. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture. Dry and astringent finish. Overall - very austere. Lacking in fruity notes.