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6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. Gold with a thin white head; malt aroma; thin at first but then developing a rich chewy grainy malt body with some orangey fruit; the finish is dry and bitter; seeming to leave a barley sugar after taste - or am I imagining it?

6.8

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

Cask handpull at JDW, Folkestone. It’s a tasty premium bitter. Really fresh. Lovely toffee malt and good harsh hop finish. This is pretty good. Nice beer.

6.2

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

[Cask hnndpull at Back of Beyond, Reading] Deep gold with a small lasting white head. One long, crisp, refreshing taste of earthy bitterness. No complexity here, but it’s none the worse for it - this is a decent if simple bitter.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Half on cask at The Reindeer in Norwich. Amber in colour. Light fruity aroma and taste. Shades of caramel and sweet berries. Dry bitter finish. Medium mouthfeel (25.09.2006).

4.9

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at The Reindeer Norwich 25 Sep 2006. Dark golden coloured. No head. Aroma of plums. Some fruity flavour. Sweet bitter finish.

6.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Sampled cask conditioned at Akkurat, Stockholm.
Clear deep golden. Sweet, honeyish and fruity up front, followed by soft, rounded maltiness and a drier, resiny finish with good bitterness. Somewhat bold and unrefined, but still a more than decent pint.