[February 2023] Clear amber gold with a frothy white head and a sweet malty nose. Toffee and malty sweetness, a touch of floral bitterness, all on the thin side

RERATE - Cask at Old Dolphin, Derby. Pours golden amber with a small off-white head and good lacing. Malts are prominent in the aroma, plus traces of nuts. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with malts mixing with traditional hops and hints of ginger. Later on some autumn fruits and hints of spice too leading to a dry and slightly sharp finish. This is reasonable – not the most exciting beer ever, but certainly better than the previous time I tried it. oRIGINAL RATING - Cask at Bakers Vaults, Stockport. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy almost white head. There’s malts in the aroma alongside some hints of nuts. In the mouth it is sweet and creamy but with not much taste at all. There’s a few malts, hints of traditional hops and later on a little autumn fruits. Finish is slightly bitter. This was bland and instantly forgettable – I struggled to finish it. [ I have drunk this beer before, and don;t remember such problems, so maybe it requires a rerate ? ]

Cask at the Ship & Mitre, Liverpool. Pours clear amber with a bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, citrus, slightly nutty. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

sample at the Old Market Hall. Thin white head. CLear golden pour. LIGht bitterness.

From tap at Crown & Anchor, Hilton Street, Manchester, 30.11.17. Clear dakr golden. Dense and persistent off-white head and lacing. Moderate aroma, with pale malt, pale crystal malt, and a hint of lemon and lime juice. Similar taste. Smooth mothfeel.

Finally got to try some of this at the GBBF. Trooper sample at GBBF lovely copper Amber with mild green hoppy nose, smooth flavor and easy drinking but I want more metal.

Tried at the old post office in Newark. Deep amber colour with a light beige head. Nice malty aroma and taste, but nothing special.

Amber color, soft persistent offwhite head, plenty of lacing. Caramel malts with lemon and UK hops. Mild sweetness, balanced by delicate bitterness. Fruity and woody notes in the fairly dry finish.

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Robinsons Trooper ].Clear medium orange amber color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140814]

Pint, hand-pulled cask at Dog & Duck. Almost clear amber body. Clingy lacing from a filmy layer. Biscuit and oily hops on the nose. Similar taste with a mixture of caramel, biscuit, and herbal hosp. Bittersweet tail. Medium bodied. Decent. Extra score for Eddie on the pump clip (London 11.07.2015).