30/10/2015. WALNUT TREE, 857-861 Leytonstone High Road, LONDON, E11, England (WETHERSPOONS)

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

Cask, on gravity at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol October 2015. Reddish brown in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Bready malts, a touch of orange fruit, caramel sweetness and a moderately bitter finish. Ok.

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

Tried at the Ritz (JDW). Deep ruby colour with an off white head. Dark fruit and nutty aroma with a taste that is bitter and a bitter sweet finish

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

Cask at William Jolle (Spoons) Northwood Hills. An amber/brown coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Malty, caramel aroma. Tastes malty, caramel, slight spice, earthy.

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

On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance - amber with a decent head. Nose - biscuit citrus and light toffee. Taste - more of the same. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - it had a decent amount going on.

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

26th October 2015
Crosse Keys Spoons. Cask. Clear amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has modest fine carbonaton. Light malts, a trace of tangy caramel. Mild citric peel in to dried friuts. Some strong floral bitterness in the light semi dry finish. Not bad.

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

Handpull cask at the Pilgrims Progress (JDW), Bedford. Light brown, translucent, quite a lot of carbonation. Scent of cola, caramel, along with stout aromas such as chocolate and coffee. Sweet and malty, almost cloying. There is a bittering hop taste but the bitterness and sweetness don’t balance, but rather seem to exacerbate one another. Still fairly tasty, although the palate is a bit thin.

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

Cask at the crosse keys. Mid copper, reddy coloured pour with a lasting loose cream coloured head. Aroma is woody, nutty malts, some hedgerow woodland beery, light toffee. Flavour is composed of rich nutty malts, toffee grainy, Berry hop with woody brambles in the finish. Palate is medium bodied, decent cask condition. Good bitter.

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

Cask @ Moon Under Water, Manchester. Deep copper-amber with a small creamy head. Has a crisp, slightly creamy light bitterness. Mildly malty-sweet nose.

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

Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. A deep golden amber colour with a thin cream head; lightly spiced aroma; chewy malts with some spicy hops; and a lingering earthy bitterness. A very good strong bitter.