7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours a dark chestnut with a small off-white head. Sweet malts to the fore in the aroma, alongside hints of fruit and chewy toffee. In the mouth it starts off fruity and slightly sweet with a creamy texture, flavours of raisins, cherries and hints of herbs and citrus. Some traditional hops come through later. Finish is fruity and slightly bitter. This is rather nice – a good old no-nonsense bitter.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

3/3/2023. Cask at the 46th Loughborough Beer Festival. Pours clear dark amber brown with a small bubbly/frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, toffee, fruit, liquorice, slight veggie edge. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, soft carbonation. Pretty decent.

19/02/2010. PIG & FIDDLE, 2 Saracen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England

5.8

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

Cask @ Court Leet, Ormskirk. Clear chestnut colour with a small head. Has a small sweetened aroma with some tasty grainy-malts despite a slightly thin texture.

6.1

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

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours copper amber, nose is floral, toffee, taste is sweet, malty, biscuit.

5.8

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

Cask at the standing order... Copper... Big white head.. Doft musty toffee nose.. Full toffee fruit

5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Tried at JDW the royal hop pole Twekesbury. Deep Amber colour with a thin tan head. Light malt aroma and slightly watery taste.

4.9

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

Cask at JDW Briar Rose; clear amber pour with a creamy off white head, caramel aroma, taste has a hint of fruit and brittle toffee action.