27/09/2013. BLACK HORSE, High Street, GREAT TORRINGTON, Devon, England

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

Cask @ Reform Inn, Barnstaple. Clear copper with a very thin head.mildly malty bitter with a light texture and mild sticky-sweetness. Not kept that well.

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

Tried at the brewpub. And enjoyed it very much. Amber colour with a white head. Decent fruity and hop aroma. Taste is slightly bitter with a hoppy fresh finish.

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

Cask. Coppery brown colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is bready malts, mild nutty notes, caramel as well as some wood and mild floral notes. Flavour is sweet malts, caramel, mild fruits and some nice nutty and grassy notes in the finish. Drinkable bitter.

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

Cask at Stortford Beer Festival 2011. A hazy red beer with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of matl, caramel, and fruit, leading to a bitter finish.

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

Draught. Clear coppery brown with thin beige head. Little aroma - toffee, caramel, apples. Medium body, very light carbonation. Light flavour with caramel, dark malt, little bitterness and maybe a hint of seaweed. Easy drinking, satisfying taste and mouthfeel but not special.