08/12/2016. DRAGON INN, Hurst Street, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, England (WETHERSPOONS)

5.1

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

Copper colour with lasting head. Aroma is quite weak. Flavour has sweet spices. Maybe some cinnamon.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Hand-pulled cask pint on 7th Dec 2018; Hamilton Hall, Liverpool Street Station, London. Pale chestnut body, the head white/off-white in colour. Malty, earthy and woody in nature, maybe some spiciness too. Decent and almost Christmas like (compared to some UK cask Christmas offerings about).

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Sir Titus Salt, Bradford. Clear copper with a creamy-frothy head. Bitter in character with a light sweetness that is slightly more stated in its nose than taste.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ The Tuesday Bell, Lisburn [301216]
Ruby caramel, clear, dense white head
Aroma of soft fruity caramel, red berries, getting hint of strawberry
Taste of red berry fruity malts, touch of toasted malts, hint of fruity chocolate, malty, slight raisin
Palate - Medium body, soft sweet. Finish of fruity caramel malts, dab of bitter spicy hops
Overall - Quite decent

6.1

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

Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A clear reddy copper coloured pour with a a loose light tan head. Aroma is brown sugars, twig, nutty toffee, berry. Flavour is composed of sweet toffee malts, woodland fruit, bark, berry. Palate is rounded, sweet, decent cask condition. Not bad.

7

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

Cask handpull at The County Hotel Ashford JDW. Clear chestnut colour lasting beige head. It’s an ok best bitter. Decent temp and condition. Some decent malts that go from fruit to light chocolate. Some hedgerow fruit hop i thought pretty good.