6.3

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

Old rating from 2013 - Pint from the brewpub, pours brown with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, citrus, earth & malt. Moderate body. Dry light bitter finish

02/08/2004. BURTON OLD COTTAGE TAVERN, 36 Byrkley Street, BURTON UPON TRENT, Staffordshire, England (BURTON OLD COTTAGE)

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Handpull cask at the Old Cottage Tavern, Burton. Amber with a creamy light tan head. Very little aroma. Almost none. Which is partly due to the (too cold) conditioning. There’s a bit of naked malt but that’s it. Sweet taste with a toffee and stone fruit note. Bitterness creeps up at the end of the sip for a lingering dry finish. Pretty good but not exciting by any stretch.

6.4

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

Cask-conditioned at the Staffordshire Beer festival, Seven Stars, Bristol 6/10/10. Amber with a slight, off-white head. Malty aroma of caramel, hedgerow fruit and grassy hops. Flavour was sweet, with bready malts, plenty of fruit and a decent bitter finish. Good.

6.5

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

Cask at the Brunswick, Derby. Brilliant gold with a thin white head; resinous aroma; sour blackberry fruit flavour; dry woody finish. Very pleasant.