Pours dark amber with a massive head.Nose shows honey with dry bark characters, soft spicy notes and a little bready malt.Flavours instead focus of grainy malt and honey, with little else to pick things up. Some spicy hops.Body feels a bit too light.Could be a an ideal spring quaffer.

Tap at GABS. Reddish bronze with a beige head. Aroma of honey, nuts, flowers. Light-bodied, but the (interesting) honey fills it out - very pleasing texture. Taste is mildly sweet with honey, toast, nuts. Balancing bitterness with some spices. Good. [3.4]Bottle. As above, but it’s a bit fizzy in the bottle and adds an unwelcome astringency. The honey’s the star here, but the dry and bitter finish sets it off nicely.