7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Creaky Floorboard, Derby. Pours golden ye;;pw with a small off-white head and good lacing. There’s floral hops and citrus in the aroma. In the mouth it fluctuates between fairly sweet and slightly bitter, with a little sharpness thrown in for good measure. Flavour has a mix of traditional and floral hops, plus lemongrass and some citrus. Later there are hints of grapefruit leading to a quite bitter finish. This is decent – plenty of bitterness for an old school IPA.

6.6

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

Cask at the Pup & Duckling g, Solihull. Poured a mostly clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is grainy malt, light yeast and citrus. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth, malt, light citrus woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

6.4

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

Cask at the Swan, Amblecote at 4.9%. Pours gold with a medium head. Aroma is straw and grass. Taste has straw, grass and a little tropical fruit.

19/08/2017. STRUGGLERS, 83 Westgate, LINCOLN, Lincolnshire, England (PUNCH)

6.1

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

Cask @ Court House, Dudley after a day out at Black Country Living Museum. Clear gold with a well-appointed white head. Floral sweetness on the nose. Taste bears a welcome gentle hop sweetness, crisp and lightly floral with a steely bitter feel. Decent.