01/10/2016. MASQUE HAUNT, 168-172 Old Street, LONDON, EC1, England (WETHERSPOONS)

5.6

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

Bottle from B&M, Halifax. Clear dark copper with a small frothy-bubbly head. True tasting red ale with a good balance of malts and bitterness.

6.5

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

50cl bottle from Home Bargains. Thin beige head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness. Good for the low abv

6.2

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

50cl bottle from B&M, Reading. A bright reddish chestnut pour with a loose cream coloured head; toasted malt aroma; earthy malt taste; and a fruity finish. Pleasant enough.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml bottle: BB 31st May 2018. Drank in my back garden on 14th Aug 2017. Red hue to the brown body, off-white crown. Malty with hedgerow fruits in both the nose and taste. Not too bad and a lot better than I expected.

6.9

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

Cask at the standing order. Pours clear amber, nose is lemon, toffee, flowers, taste is sweet, chewy toffee, floral, zesty citrus.

7.3

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

Cask at capitol jdw dundee... Copper... Thin white lacing.. Soft zesty woody fruit nose... Dark fruit.. Juicy woody toffee fruit

7.2

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

On cask at the Standing Order. Appearance - deep amber to red with a decent head. Nose - red fruit and fruitcake. Taste - raspberries and redcurrants. Dry sloe fInish. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy yet crunchy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - good traditional ale.

6.4

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

Tried at the Felix Holt, Nuneaton. Amber colour with an off white head. Malty and light citrus fruit aroma. Taste is dry.