7.1

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

Bottle from Morrisons. Deep amber in colour, with a small, off-white, head. Hedgerow hops red berries and oranges, a touch of caramel, ripe malts and a moderately bitter finish. Enjoyable.

7

Bottle from Morrisons. Pours a clear copper colour with a medium sized creamy white head. Aromas of caramel, fruit cake, toasty brown bread and a little spice. Taste has more of the same notes with a touch of roasted malts on the bittersweet finish. Nicely balanced. Medium to full body with a smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Enjoying this nice beer.

6.5

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

Bottle at 6%. Pours amber with small head and a fading retention. Bready caramel malts with a mild hoppy spice aroma. Taste is like a chewy toffee malt bomb, quite sweet. Finish carries that sweetness to partly offset a decent bitterness and a very mild hoppy spice note at the end. Its decent stuff and a nice change from some of the hoppy session IPAs and NEIPAs recently consumed. It does lack something to elevate it to another level, maybe a dark fruity note or an increase in the level of that spiciness.

6

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

Bottle from Morrisons; clear burnished amber pour with a thin beige head, aroma has sweet toffee and dark fruits, taste is quite bitter with mellow toffee, big malts and some autumnal fruits.

6.1

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

Bottle from Morrison’s Lincoln. Deep amber colour with an off white head. Aroma malty and hints of caramel. Taste light sweet. Smooth body.