jimgreen (21510) reviewed Jail Bird from Parkway Brewing Company (UK) 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Wellington, Birmingham. Poured a mostly clear yellow golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sweet, with a malt, gluey yeast, light citrus, light pepper spice, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Olut (21769) reviewed Session IPA from Parkway Brewing Company (UK) 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ Green Berry, Walmer. Golden with a creamy head. Has a mild bitter-malty aroma, but this is a bit more stated in its taste - especially the bitterness. This is mid-to high.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at BeerHeadz Nottingham. Deep amber colour. Malty sweet taste and a smooth body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from local Home Bargains store – drunk at home. Pours golden amber – almost bitter brown with a small off-white head. The aroma is a curious mix of nuts and biscuits. Sweet and a bit bland at first in the mouth. Malts come through after a while and eventually a little bitterness. Inoffensive and quaffable. I would class it as a straight bitter, rather than a golden ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Aleway, Axminster, 15/04/22. Clear golden to light amber with a good sized off white crown. Nose is dusty fruits, brown bread, caramel, soft malts. Taste comprises fruit rinds, light herb, crackers, tangerine, bitter sweet. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A golden amber pour with a thin white head; fruity malt aroma; then a jammy taste as if the malt was over boiled, but cut through by a firm woody bitterness; giving a bittersweet finish. Pining for the fjords? I don’t think so.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Home Bargains, Byfleet. Another £1'er. Aroma has caramel and chocolate. Clear dark brown. Foamy creamy white head. Initial berry and milk sourness. Initial? Actually it carries on through. Malty caramel and chocolate flitter about. Medium bodied. Thin creamy mouthfeel. Average carbonation. Long finish. Half way to being pretty decent. I'd like more of the caramel and chocolate over the slightly not right sourness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
£1 at Home Bargains, Byfleet. How could I turn that down!? Aroma is relatively low key - sweet and floral malts. Clear gold. Thin foamy white head, not quite a bald spot though. Sour but juicy sweet citrus. Grainy and malty notes. Bitterness appears into the finish. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Not too bad. Pleasent stuff for a quid.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A glossy black pour with a thin beige head; aroma of orange oil; silky in the mouth with a deep earthy bitterness and orange oil taste; then a drier finish with milky chocolate and lingering bitter orange. Very good.