Garrold
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
From a magernumb at Cantillon. Quintessence 25. Came with gueuze-y cheese. Funk and wood polish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Magnum. 3F. Rich’s 50th do. Misted medium gold. Nicely dense slim lasting white head. Nose has dusty fusty oak. Sherry cork. Light oxidation. Taste is dry with light puckering tartness. Touch of boost off the 7.3. Smooth overall. Fusty grape-y dusty finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at 3F. Rich’s 50th do. Hazed, slightly dirty gold. Very decent lasting white foam. Lovely floral herb here. Soggy leather. Mineral. Taste is semi sweet with a modicum of tartness. Dry and lean on the palate. Light tart finish. Went particularly well with a fatty sausage and some salty nuts.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at 3F. Rich’s 50th do. Hazed ginger gold. Slim white foamy ring. Honeyed oak. Wheat. Leather. Taste is dry tart and citrusy. Clean throughout. Short bitter finish. Nice one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Bottle at 3F. Rich’s 50th do. Hazed gingery gold. White semi lasting foam. Honeyed wheat. Touch of lavender esque flora. Oak. Taste has some sweetness. Light tart with some funk bitterness. Clean and refreshing with low acidity. Clean finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Bottle at 3F. Rich’s 50th do. Hazed ginger gold. Slim fairly decently lasting foam. Citrus forward. I’d say clean oak but it’s not. Anyhoo. Taste is dry and tart verging on acidic. Puckering overall. Tart juicy but dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at 3F. Rich’s 50th do. Light haze on a medium gold. Bubbles and film of white. Flora led honey and wheat. Wet leather woody fust. Taste has honey sweetness and wet woody fusty bitterness. Gently acidic. Foamy carbonation and soft tart fruity finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle at 3F. Rich’s 50th do. Clear bright yellow-ish gold. Slim fairy dense white foam. Mineraly funk to start. Flora. Some woody herb. Taste is tart mineraly dry and lightly bitter and herbal. Very clean and bright overall. Foamy carbonation. Gently tart mineral finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at 3F. Rich’s 50th do. Hazed medium gold. Ring of white bubbles. Whiff of light savoury smoke to start. Some sour wheat. Light flora. Soft herb. Taste has some sweetness with low to moderate tartness. Fresh and lean and clean. Foamy carbonation. Gentle acidity on the finish.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Cream of the Crop from Buxton Brewery 7 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can. Buxton online. Slightly mucky pale straw gold. Head mostly disappears. Not a looker. A bit oaty and wheaty with some light lemon and lime notes. Dry and lightly bitter. A bit subdued overall. Bit watery in fact, even taking into account the ABV.