Willow Walk, Victoria SW1.
Some caramel on the nose but little else. Quite malty and a bit
sweet.
Clear light to medium bright amber with no or little small, frothy,
good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head.
Sweet light to moderate  malty toasted, moderate toffee, butter,
honey. A bit on the soapy side, some orange and plenty of unbrewed
malt. Taste light burnt, burnished sweet and a late buttery, oily
note. Slight bitterness.
Dry and bitter.  Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with an
average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily,
carbonation is flat. And it was in good condition and just the right
temperature. Mineral finish. Quite liked it. Not great. Not exciting.
Also a pint of Fosters.

On Jan 29, 9:10 am, Offramp  wrote:
> Willow Walk, Victoria SW1.
> Some caramel on the nose but little else. Quite malty and a bit
> sweet.
> Clear light to medium bright amber with no or little small, frothy,
> good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head.
> Sweet light to moderate  malty toasted, moderate toffee, butter,
> honey. A bit on the soapy side, some orange and plenty of unbrewed
> malt. Taste light burnt, burnished sweet and a late buttery, oily
> note. Slight bitterness.
> Dry and bitter.  Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with an
> average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily,
> carbonation is flat. And it was in good condition and just the right
> temperature. Mineral finish. Quite liked it. Not great. Not exciting.
> Also a pint of Fosters.

How was the Fosters?

On 29 Jan, 13:38, shelagh.wants.answ...@googlemail.com wrote:
> On Jan 29, 9:10 am, Offramp  wrote:
>
> > Willow Walk, Victoria SW1.
> > Some caramel on the nose but little else. Quite malty and a bit
> > sweet.
> > Clear light to medium bright amber with no or little small, frothy,
> > good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head.
> > Sweet light to moderate  malty toasted, moderate toffee, butter,
> > honey. A bit on the soapy side, some orange and plenty of unbrewed
> > malt. Taste light burnt, burnished sweet and a late buttery, oily
> > note. Slight bitterness.
> > Dry and bitter.  Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with an
> > average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily,
> > carbonation is flat. And it was in good condition and just the right
> > temperature. Mineral finish. Quite liked it. Not great. Not exciting.
> > Also a pint of Fosters.
>
> How was the Fosters?

Clear yellow colour, with thick cream on top, as the barstaff used the
helpful head-button on the keg font.

Some cardboard, a little wet dog, some vegetal especially sweetcorn
flavours.

A bit on the bland side, some fizz and plenty of sweet adjunct
flavours.

The almost unmistakeable flavour of no hops at all, no bitterness, no
hop aroma - apparently uses imported Australian hop jam (extract).

Served ice cold, so it handily reminded me that I need to buy some
Sensodyne. As it warmed up in my mouth, I rather wished it had been
colder again, so as I wouldn't have to taste this flavour.

The finish was very welcome.