6

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

Sample courtesy of Grumbo. Cheers! Aroma of caramel, hint of ash, berries and very malty. Bitter sweet taste but not very memorable. --- Beer merged from original tick of Lion's Pride on 10 Jun 2025 at 20:31 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

6

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

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 26th July 2024. Clear copper with off-white ring-and-film affording scant lacing. Citrus peel in aroma with hints of soaps. Vinous fruits and mild spices in-mouth. Malt is dominant in the finish, with dilute fruit squash. Light body and a smooth mouthfeel.

28/03/2015. PIG & FIDDLE, 2 Saracen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (MOLES)

5.6

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

Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours “bitter brown” with amall white head and good lacing. Malts are the mainstay of the aroma, but there are hitns of raisins too. Malts again in the mouth, where the texture is slightly watery and somewhat sweet. Not much else there either. Finish is slightly bitter. This is just a bog standard bitter – but it’s OK.

6

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

Pours a clear amber colour with a small creamy off-white head that settled. The aroma is malty, light caramel and fruit. A moderately sweet taste, sweet malts, light caramel and fruity flavours with a mild bittersweet finish.

6

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

Half pint, cask, after breakfast at Bell Hotel (JDW). Covering pearl white head, deep mahogany-reddish body. Restrained smell of stewed fruit. Mix flavour character of bread, biscuit, and dried fruit. Short bittersweet ending. Quite alright. (Norwich 11.11.2021).

5.4

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

Cask: Poured a golden orange with a white to offwhite head. Aroma is light fruits, caramel, malty. Taste is bit light, grainy and malty, caramel towards finish and maybe some light fruity at the beginning.

6.2

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

30/7/2021. Cask at the Redoubt Beer Festival, Harwich. Pours clear amber with a small bubbly/frothy white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, flowers, earthy fruity notes, touch of prune. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a berry tart edge. Moderate body, slightly oily texture, soft carbonation. --- Beer merged from original tick of Lion's Pride on 06 Jun 2025 at 12:43 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5. Original review text: 6/6/2025. Cask at The 20th Braintree Real Ale Festival. Aroma is stewy, fruits, caramel, hint of vinegar. Drying bittersweet taste, hint of tartness. Watery. Not keen.

6.3

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

Sample on tap at Bluecoat. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.