Draft at the source. Clear golden amber color. Aroma of light hay. Taste is herbal hay.

From tap at the brewpub as English Brown Ale. Pours hazy orange to brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is roasted and slight breadish to caramelish. Bitter and slight herbal. Dark roasted malty. Dry and roasted malty finish.

Draught at brew pub as "English Brown Ale". Pours caramel amber. White head. Nose/taste of brown malt and sweet caramel. Light and average.

On tap at the Melvern location. A little darker and more orange than the ubiquitous pale lager. Transparent with no haze. Interesting mild aroma of an old cigarette, but in a good way. No beer aroma to speak of. Initial taste is fun and interesting. No bitter hops can be detected. This beer is friendly and gentle. Easy to get along with, yet has just enough personality to let you know this is beer. Even seems to have some stout attributes hidden in the background. Finish is nice and tolerable, likable session brew. One of the best amber ales I’ve tasted.

Draft at the brewpub, July 2006. A pale nut-brown beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of nuts, while the flavor is sweet malty with a dry note of nuts, leading to a slightly metallic end. A bit weird.