14/04/2017. WEST GATE, 38 Westgate Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (GREENE KING)

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

Half pint on tap at the Red Lion jdw. Thin white head. Hazy golden pour. Light bitterness and a hint of gin.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Old Cross Tavern, Hertford on 1st August 2018. Rated as a novelty ale. Hazy amber with shallow white foam and almost no lacing. A mild gin and floral hop aroma. Touch of lime citrus in-mouth, followed by a grassy finish over light caramel malt.

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

Cask at the Castle View, Dudley. Pours pale gold with a small head. Aroma is straw and lemon. Taste has straw to start and a tangy lemon finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Handpull cask at the Sir Isaac Newton, Cambridge. Mid-gold with a filmy, spotty white head. The intense ginny note in the aroma quickly fades, leaving grainy and slight buttery notes. I like the taste - it’s got the gin without being OTT - and it sweetens the beer. Short finish with light malty aftertaste. The gin really works here, however my concern is that it’s being used to mask a sub-standard base beer. I want more to start with, and for the gin to be a bonus.

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

Cask @ Turl’s Green, Bradford. Clear blonde ale with a thin head. The gin influence wasn’t too apparent, it just came across as a high bitterness bitter, but not a bad one.