Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to a neighbour. Pours clear golden amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light floral hops, light spice, caramel. Taste is light sweet biscuit and more floral hops. Clean finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle thanks to a neighbour. Pours amber with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel and little else. Taste is watery and bland. Thin finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at home in Hackney - sourced from Ocado. Pours crystal clear gold with a small, foamy white head. Simple, faintly doughy pale bread in the nose, a little hay, subtle English yeast. Lightly sweet with more simple pale malt character, low bitterness, some biscuits, straw. Light bodied with average carbonation. More pale bread in the finish, light husky pale grains, hay, faint yeast. Enjoyable but basic.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Waitrose, Manchester Piccadilly Station. Clear pale ale with a small head. Full-bodied in its style with a light dryness and bittering hops that produce a light to medium bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
500ml bottle from a motorway service station Waitrose. Pours clear pale gold, aroma very light apple fruit. Quite a bright, sparkling fruity medium character with some pleasant floral notes. Generally clean tasting with soft fleshy fruit & very mild bitter tannic bite. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Waitrose Duchy Originals Organic Old Ruby Ale 1905. Bottle from Victa Belvedere in Split, shared with heavy. Clear dark amber body with a thick fluffy off white head. Dry malty aroma with some peppery herbal notes. Dry, light dusty/herbal taste, light, very light caramel, dry and soft. Vague plum note, vague vegetal touch. Meh. Like most of these, a tick I have no interest in revisiting any time soon.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled 500ml. -from Vrutak Zagreb. Amber coloured, small to medium sized off-white head, toffee in the nose. Sweet malty, toffee, caramel, light bready and fruity with some odd touch of perfumed pear in the finish. So-so.
danlo (13133) reviewed Organic Vintage Cider from Waitrose 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
500ml bottle from Waitrose Swiss Cottage. 2015 vintage. Golden colour, white foam head that dissipates away and aroma of tangy apple, oak, vanilla. Taste is fruity apple, sweetish, juicy, tangy with some woody oak and light tannins. Light to medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry finish. Quite drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottled 500ml. -from Vrutak Zagreb. Clear golden coloured, small white head, whiff of caramel in the nose. Sweet malty, caramel, light fruity and touch of unpleasant stale herbal hops with short bitterish finish. Organic my ass.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Belgian Blonde from Waitrose 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle at home. Pours clear golden amber, nose is honey, floral, citrus, biscuity, taste is sweet, sickly, sugary, musty.