30/11/2018. BLUECOAT, The Crofts, ROTHERHAM, South Yorkshire, England (WETHERSPOONS)

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

22/1/2022. Cask at The Ploughman, Werrington, Peterborough. Pours clear amber with minimal head. Aroma of malt, caramel, hops, fruit, biscuit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Okay.

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

Cask: Poured a clear orange with a tan bubble head. Aroma is light fruity, malty. Taste is fruity, grainy.

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

Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - amber with a slightly off-white head. Nose - brown bread, light caramel and a touch of something vaguely citrussy. Taste - mainly caramel with brown bread backdrop. Palate - light to medium bodied. Sweet but toasty middle and finish. Overall - ok.

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

500ml bottle from Doddington Hall Farm Shop. Clear Amber colour with almost no head. Aroma has fruit and malt, taste has the same with some hop.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1.5

500ml Bottle conditioned: best before 28 Sep 2012, poured carefully into a UK pint sleeve on 29 Aug 2012. This bottle was part of a gift pack given to me last Christmas (2011). Good loooking amber/copper coloured body: slight haze to it but still impressive with its foam layer of tight biege bubbles on top. The nose was of malts initially, then a stale almost vinegary aroma came from the brew: the beer was clearly ’on the turn’ because it also had a vinegar/off feel to the taste. I hope it wasn’t my fault it was skunked: I’ve looked after it since Christmas and looked after well I might add. I had to have some strong Cheddar and salted biscuits to help me finish this beer: not a good sign. This is the second beer from the pack that needed cheese to overcome the sourness and as I said in the ’Donner and Blitzed’ write-up: the scores could have been doubled if this was supposed to be a Belgian Sour beer.

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

Bottle @ Chris_o. Pours a hazy copper color with a small off-white head. Fruity malty and slightly hoppy aroma. Sweet fruity malty flavor with some spicy hints. Fruity malty finish.

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

500ml bottle at Chris_o’s Magic Night. Hazy copper. Bit of rubber. It’s a British bitter, some ok fruit.