28/10/2006. BERKELEY, 15-19 Queens Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (WETHERSPOONS)

5.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

ruby coloured, light strawbery in the aroma. very bitter but not strawb in the flavour.

4.2

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

Cask at JDW, Penny Black, Bicester 22-10-06. Reddy/Brown in colour very little head, aroma fruity and sweet this is replicated in the taste with a definate sweetness and syrupy fruitness I could liken it to being a bit like eating a strawberry opal fruit then having a swig of a standard bitter, unfortunatley I was also drinking the Belgian Fruit Beer Brasserie d’Eccousannines??, whilst lovingly cradling my just purchased Thomas Hardy ale to take home, Loz had thoroughly detested the Belgian beer and was now sharing this, so my taste buds were being tortured with all manner of fruit flavours none of which tasted particularly authentic. Not as bad as the Belgian beer but that is in no way a ringing endorsement.

2.5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

Cask handpull at Folkestone Wetherspoon’s. Red/copper colour with disappearing beige/pink head. Artificial perfumed strawberry aroma. Awful in mouth. Fruit and beer not integrated. Chalky. Like drinking liquid strawberry Rennie indigestion tablets. Awful.