6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle, pours red / amber in colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of orange, flora, vanilla, grain, caramel, spice & toasted malt. Medium body. Dry moderate bitter finish

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Very surprised this isn't rated. Nose is yeasty, malty, hint of bread between sugar and fruit. Taste is yeast, make loaf, fruit, bread, malt.

6

Bottle from The Co-Op, Cirencester Services. Pours a clear copper colour with a thin off-white head. Aromas of caramel and toasty bread. Taste has more caramel, toasty bread with added toffee, sweet malts and a hint of tea. Light to medium body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. It’s ok.

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Bottle) Dark amber colour with brief, foamy, tan head. Malty, slightly hoppy nose with notes of caramel, toast, apricot marmalade and dried fruit. Malty nose with caramel, apricots, orange, toast and a mild, spicy/earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well balanced, solid English bitter. Nice one.

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle at a Bath Ales pub in Bath. Poured clear amber with an average size off-white head. Aroma of caramel, touch of butter, malt, light fruity hops. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, average to soft carbonation. Preferred it from cask.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

clear amber colour, moderate sized yellowish off-white head; aroma of toasted rye bread, roasted nuts and slight floral notes; taste of toasted rye bread, roasted nutty and slight dreid plum notes; correct bitter

5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle. Decent amber pour and thickish head. A malt and biscuit flavour with a mild bitter finish. Not picking up much of the dark fruity notes. Tastes ok but a bit dull.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle. Pours clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is toasted malt, caramel, biscuit. Taste is light sweet, nutty, caramel, a but earthy. Ok.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Waitrose. Clear golden/amber body with a thin off-white head that fades. Steady carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of earth and caramel. Flavour of weak tea and earth. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Dull and inoffensive.