I received this brew from SD about 1 week after it was bottled so I stuck it in the fridge and left it for as long as I could As with the other critique I'll approach this with an out of 5 list style...

All values are out of 5 where 1 is not good and 5 is great!

Presentation of bottle: 4
Pressure in bottle: 4
Liveliness of brew: 5
Head formation: 2
Head retention: 1
Initial smell: 3
Initial flavour: 3
Lingering flavour / after taste: 3
Comparison to original brew if cloned: I can only compare with Geordie Mild and it gets a 3 as it's a mild

Final Verdict: 3

Breakdown: My initial hopes for this beer were quite high as it's only the 2nd time I've tried any AG and despite a few minor flaws I was pleasantly pleased with the results. Upon first pouring the brew into the glass the smell was a little vague but I'd expect that from a mild, however there was no signs of much head despite my attempts to make it froth. Whilst it sat there in the glass it had the appearance of a rum and coke as the brew had plenty of life (like the last brew I tried), the little bubbles rising up the glass and popping on the surface were a testament to that. My first taste left me feeling a little unsure of what I was drinking but the after-taste was lovely and left a nice almost treacle like hit to your tonsils, by the time I got 1/2 way down the glass I was ready to order the next round.

Thank you Ian for sending me my second ever AG beer, I'm sorry if my critique leaves you a little headless like the beer but if I manage to produce a mild of equal level to this I may give up recommending the Geordie for good

Signed... CyberPaddy66

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Almost forgot the picture...

Thanks for the critique mate. Its good to get feedback on your beers. From experience, I've never had a great deal of luck in procing a clinging head from any of my bottled beers. Whereas from kegs, a perfect head on every brew, every time.

I had a spare bottled in plastic that was intended for sending on, but never got round to it. So out of curiosity, I opened it and snapped a piccy straight away, then at 5 mins and then at 10 mins. I also have some in glass bottles to, so will add the same pictures later from one of those. Just gotta finish cooking sunday lunch first.

I definately think that the beer loses it head production/retention properties when sending through the post.

Head retention issues aside the brew was very tasty, I'd be very happy if I brewed something like that with my AG kit