Great British Beer Festival 2010, tasting notes via Twitter (2)

Earl's Court: Saturday daytime session

• Kelburn Misty Law: nice dusty aroma like good Scottish 80/- . Sweet, bitter and very quaffable; http://tweetphoto.com/37394506
• Kingstone 1503 Tudor Ale: very raisiny dark ale. Hint of home-roasted malt. Authentic mediaeval flavour http://tweetphoto.com/37395609
• Goff's Jouster: amber, almost odorless, malty and fruity, smoky in the finish. http://tweetphoto.com/37396943
• Stewart's Edinburgh No 3: dark premium ale, slight aroma of slurry, but very smooth and delicate flavour. Unusually woody.
• O'Hanlon's Port Stout: rich, very clean, less raisin than you might expect, can't taste the port. http://tweetphoto.com/37400763
• Caledonian Mexican Bandit: very hoppy and fruity head, orange or lime. Much less flavour on the sip or the swallow, though.
• Belhaven 70/-: clear coppery coloured, apricot/caramel scented, startlingly fruity flavour with a bitter, metallic chlorophyll finish
• Sulwath Solway Mist: slightly cloudy, very sharp, hoppy aroma, sweet, earthy, almost sickly flavour, woodsap finish.
• 2nd opinion on Solway Mist: very fruity, with hints of elderflower, grapefruit, honey, lemon & ammonia. http://tweetphoto.com/37408654
• Barngates Red Bull Terrier: dark red, clean sweet smelling, charcoal flavour and very bitter finish http://tweetphoto.com/37414575
• Yates Sun Goddess: whiskey colored, fresh and sour aroma, delicate & sparkly tasting with hoppy finish http://tweetphoto.com/37419538
• Barlow Carnival Ale: deep golden colored, tart hoppy aroma, very clean IPA taste, with rough peppery finish
• Richmond Swale: looks and smells like an old brown ale; gently sour foretaste, very smoky finish. http://tweetphoto.com/37428199
• Bollington Oatmeal Stout: bacon and prune flavours, very little roast to it, green but promising stout
• ending the session with a Banks Mild: predictable, full-flavoured, rich and slightly sweet. Cheers!