Thursday, 15 May 2014

Anker Stout - Indonesia


Pale Ale - ?%
L - dark, with a nice creamy head
S - sweet / malty / coffee
M - smooth & silky 
F - full, complete profile
O - excellent example of a stout 

23/30

Friday, 4 April 2014

Timothy Taylor's Landlord


Pale Ale - 4.1%
L - golden, mild carbonation
S - mixture of hop / malt. Fuggles?
T - rounded flavour at the beginning, leaving a full bittering taste.
F - full, bitter aftertaste
O - more bitter than most typical pale Ales.

17/30


McEwans Champion


7.3%
L - dark ale look, golden against the light. Low carbonation, but keeps lacing right down the glass.
S - malty sweet aroma, raspberry?
T - toffee / coffee flavour with a dry bitter aftertaste
F - lingering full mouthfeel
O - British premium dark Ale, well balanced flavoured beer

25/30

James Squire - The Chancer, Golden Ale


L - golden, clear, nicely carbonated
S - sweet & has a slight whiskey aroma
T - flavour is full, malty & sweet. Ending with a slight bitter note
F - mouthfeel is almost creamy & drying
O - a great example of a Golden ale,
1 hop - Amarillo

24/30

Hahn Super Dry - Low carb lager


L - Crystal clear, extremely appealing in colour & clarity
S - Aroma is almost chemically, maybe the glass? If it isn't the glass, then the beer has next to no aroma.
T - Flavour is grassy, almost chemically.
F - Mouthfeel of water... Too thin.
O - didn't finish... Not my kind of beer.

5/30 

James Squire Pale Ale (150 lashes)


L - Colour is quite light for some pale ales.
S - Aroma is quite typical of a pale ale, a slight hop aroma, maybe centennial/cascade?
T - Flavour profile is grassy, late hop addition, maybe dry hop, but not a slap in the face, balanced middle & a slightly bitter after taste.
F - drying to the tongue
O - nice beer - session beer

17/30

James Boags - Premium Lager


L - Beautiful bright colour, great carbonation 
S - Zero hop flavour or aroma maybe a bit of corn / hay smell?
T - Balanced flavour throughout, leaving a malty after taste. 
F - light & crisp
O - Hop - tettnang?  Very bland lager

12/30