Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Hand pulled half pint in my local Spoons on 16th December 2025. Saw this on the bar and ignored it, thought I'd rated it years ago, seems I hadn't, on checking when back at my table (with a pint of something else). So I go back and order this. It poured a clean and clear golden colour with a white crust on top. Nice blend and slightly fruity in nature, glad I checked, maybe I've never had it before?

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

Cask at the Falcon, HWY, 03/11/2025.
Golden blonde with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is pale malts, grass, lemon, herb.
Taste comprises airy malts, light orange peel, breads, straw.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close with modest hop bitterness.
Passable cask affair.

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

Bottle at home from the Co Op in Winterton. Good pour with a light colour in the glass. Taste is a lager and it does look like one. And it means I didn't chill it enough. It's nothing special.

17/04/2003. CASK & BARREL, 115 Broughton Street, EDINBURGH, Midlothian, Scotland (FREE HOUSE)

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

Pint on tap at the Gatehouse, Doncaster. Medium creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Eaay drinking.

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

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol March 2016. Golden in colour, with a slight, white, head. Aroma of sweetish malts and a touch of stone fruit, with a whiff of leafy hop. Flavour had sweetish, earthy, malts, some more fruit and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.

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

Cask @ Crosse Keys, London. Clear golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 250316

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

Cask @ Montgomery’s Tower, Shrewsbury. Pours clear gold, white head. Light caramel malt aroma. Taste presents good caramel flavours. Feels like it wants to be an ESB when it grows up but for now it’s a nice light bitter with promising caramel flavours.

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

Cask at the standing order. Pours clear golden, nose is floral, sweet toffee, taste is similar, chewy, light orange.

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

On cask @ the Standing Order. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - mainly lemon and pale malt. Something creamy. Lemon curd? Taste - more of the same. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - another solid example of the style.