Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
Bottle at home from the Wine Society. A good pour with a reasonable head from the bottle conditioning. There was a certain spicy aroma to the beer that made me nervous. The flavour was plain unpleasant. There was a slightly sour and very intrusive farmyard flavour that really did nothing for me and it dominated the whole profile. Yuck! It was close to its BBD so that is one possible reason for the flavour, the other is it was made to taste like that which I find bizarre. I should have tipped it away, but I persevered and rewarded myself with a glass of Cotswold single malt which was much better.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Blue Glass, Bedford. Dark brown, opaque, flat. Burnt malt, liquorice, coffe grounds and some blackberry in the aroma. Taste is sweet at first, but it turns into a lip-smacking bitterness near the finish. Ash, stone fruit and black coffee in the aftertaste. Body is way too weak, and there's almost no carbonation. All in all it's a decent if very traditional stout.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 500ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London. [ As Ampthill Brewhouse Golden Ale ].Clear medium orange colour with a average, frothy, good - fair lacing, mostly to fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity malt, light grain, light hoppy, light grass. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, floral, pale malt, grain, earthy - damp stain - fusty notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170416] 5-3-5-3-11 --- Beer merged from original tick of Gold on 30 Oct 2016 at 12:00 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Ampthill Gold ].Clear medium orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity, lemon grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, lemon grass, pale malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150211]
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle split at Matteo's farewell bash, CBC Islington, thanks to Chriso 20/02/17. Rich dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is biscuit, toffee, light roast, spice. Taste comprises light roast malts, toffee, biscuit, spice, light charr, fruit esters, clove. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light drying close. Average porter.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle at the IP2 bottle share, from Blue Glass, Bedford. Pours hazy dark amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, hop and malt. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Above average carbonation. Malty caramel finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Blue Glass, Bedford. Pours a very slightly hazy bright golden colour with a lasting off-white head. Aroma of floral hop, malt, caramel and light fruit. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, slightly oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Easy drinker and overall pretty good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from BEER:shop, Hitchin. Pours slightly hazy pale brown with a long lasting off-white head. Aroma of hop, malt, fruit, caramel and nice floral notes. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight sticky texture, soft carbonation. Pretty good for a
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at Matteo’s Leaving drinks. Thanks to C&R. It pours opaque darkest brown with a small tan head. The aroma is toasty, bready malts, toasted sugar, candied peel, dried fruits and a bit of spice. The taste is soft, sweet, roasty, sugary, candied orange peel, wood, leather and a fair amount of festive spice. Medium body and fine carbonation. Fairly average spiced xmas action.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from the Blue Glass, Bedford. Golden and a trifle hazy with quite a bit of visible carbonation. Some nice tangerine notes along with a malty base in the aroma. There’s a harsh raw grain taste which is mollified by the sweet citrus notes around the edges of the flavour. Orange juice in the finish. Watery body. Not excellent but certainly refreshing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Bottle from the Blue Glass, Bedford. Reddish-brown with a creamy off-white head. Low aroma: some caramelly-malty notes but that’s all. Taste is also malt led and one-dimensional, but there’s a nice hop balance in the bitter finish, and I can’t deny that it’s refreshing. However, this is as traditionally British as beer gets, and there isn’t a lot of flavour going on.