10/01/2015. QUEENS TAP, 74 Station Road, SWINDON, Wiltshire, England

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - golden with a nice fluffy head. Nose - orange and malt bag. Taste - a bit more approachable than the nose. Orange more forthright. A bit of cereal at the back. Palate - light bodied with a creamy yet tangy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - it’s solid enough.

5.5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Wells & Youngs A Good Stuffing ].Clear medium orange - amber yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141204]

5.8

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

Cask at the Goat and Tricycle, Bournemouth. Clear orange with a medium cream head. Aroma of light malts and a touch for grassy hop. Flavour is light to moderate sweet and bitter. Light bodied with very soft carbonation.

5.8

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

Cask (Cricketers, Southampton) - Amber in colour. Sultanas and dried apricot in the aroma. Caramel, apricot and sultanas can be detected in the taste. Perfectly drinkable but a bit dull.

5.5

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

Cask at the Watermans Arms, Eton, 19/12/14. Clear golden with a decent off white head. Nose is malty, caramel, straw, not offensive but not inspiring. Taste comprises straw, fruit rinds, light spice, malt notes, grain. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterness. Basic affair, drinkable but bland, yawn!

5.5

The Three Cranes Inn, York

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Hand-pulled pint in The Kings Head, Newport, Shropshire on 11th Jan 2014. A smooth white foam on top of a light amber body: it gave some heavy lacing as the beer level fell. Malty nose and taste front: the hops did give a slight dry finish but I found this a little one dimensional and almost boring.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Guildford Arms. Clear golden, light toffee nose, thin sweet toffee.

5.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask @ Black Dog in the Crawshawbooth area of Rossendale. Has a glowing golden-yellow appearance with a thick head. It’s very malty with a high bitterness.