Outlaw - Stars & Stripes
Rooster's Brewing Co. Ltd.

Tasted by half-pint at the White Horse, Parson's Green, W. London, during its summer Pale Ale Festival, late July.

A: amber hue with reddish glows, with a fluffy off-white beer head that sustains pretty well; low carbonation.
S: sweet peary and green-apple-ish hops, mildly fragrant with a stream of flowery hops revealed after a swirl; extremely light malt presence. Hoppy, but rather thin.
T: very lightly-textured citric hoppy taste upfront, ensued by another kind of hop flavour like cold green tea, remaining refreshing throughout but the depth, balance, and body are not there. Where are the malts, btw?
M&D: light-bodied and smooth on the mouthfeel, yet the palate turns thinner and thinner as it goes. Slightly lacklustre, compared with so many better hoppy ales from Rooster's... The flavour profile doesn't really stand up to what the name "Stars&Stripes" tends to suggest--"boldly hoppy", I presume? Okay performance, if the fault is not on the cellarmanship of White Horse, which could be inconsistent sometimes.