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

55cl bottle from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours an elegant red, transparent, with fine white foam. Aroma is malty, caramel. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderately bitter, with good malty sweetness behind. Final is average.

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

Bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Pours a clear amber with small off-white head, some retention, Standard. Aroma is a little tinny (aka pasteurised) but reasonable with malty caramel notes as well raisin and pear fruitiness. Taste is certainly more welcoming on a near winter night with caramel and toffee notes, raisins, dried fruits and spice, a little zesty bitterness. Very nice. Medium bodied, zingy carbonation. Far from perfect but nonetheless enjoyable.

Copper,low/no lace. Malty,hoppy,smooth.dry.firm bitterness.nutty.refined. Bbe:02/01/2026

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

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

Bottle Shared with friends during our annual Christmas darts/beer night. basic beer

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

Pours copperbrown with a steady head. Malty aroma of caramel, brown sugar and dried plums. Pretty sweet flavour with notes of syrup, dried plums and a little bit of liquorice.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle 0,5ltr: Clear orange colored brew with an spot-on dry bitter taste with some fruitiness, delightfully British wiith the hints, biscuit, toffee and christmas spices.

#winter

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

Home from the carol service at the village church. An enjoyable evening with the greatest hits hymns, even if I am a complete atheist. Anyway, I am now well and truly in a Christmassy mood and this was the beer to drink. This is a classic rich ESB, with an emphasis on malt. Very pleasant.