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4.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Fuller’s King’s Cross. Pours dark brown, with thin head. Sour aroma, thin watery texture, not much flavour. Disappointing

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at the Victoria, Lincoln. Very dark amber colour medium head with lacing. Dark toffee and malt aroma. Taste is dark fruit and caramel. Smooth and soft palate.

6.1

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

Dark brown colour. Some dark malts. Quite sweet and fruity with some toffee and perhaps a bit of spice lingering in the background.

6.4

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

On cask at Greyhound Inn, Coventry - Muddy brown body, white lacing head. A bit tart on the nose, oranges and mandarins, a bit of bubblegum too. A decent rich mouthful of roasted malts, fennel and oranges once more. Lasting finish, a little on the bitter side.

6.5

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

Cask (handpump) @ Pelton Arms, 23-25 Pelton Road, Greenwich, Greater London, England SE10 9PQ.Clear medium to dark brown amber colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing to lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dark spicy. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, caramel, fruity, spciy, nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20121202]

5.4

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Has a slightly grainy texture to it, but in aroma a stronger fruit character is evident. Light brown and clear with no head.

6.2

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

On tap @ the Haymarket. Pours a dark amber brown with a decent head and a slight haze. The nose has a little spice along with expected biscuits and some toffee. The taste has more biscuits and toffee with some of the spice again, which I associate with rye. The palate is medium bodied with a creamy elegant texture and an easy drinking finish. Overall, a good session ale and would probably have a second but beyond that .........

7.8

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

Nov 2006, from BA: 500 ml brown bottle, with a colourful, country scene front label telling me it is a multi-grain beer (barley, wheat, oats and rye). Pours beautifully into my Gordon’s tulip glass, off white foaming head sat atop a lovely copper red body. Aroma of baked digestive biscuits and a malty wiff. The rear label mentions Maris Otter pale and Crystal malts, it also states Goldings hops were used. All I know is, it tastes great, like an English bitter should. The bitterness stays in the mouth and down your throat, rich, wholesome and enjoyable. This is one of the best bottled beers I have ever had and will be getting some more very soon.

6.8

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

500ml bottle. Pours a dark orange brown. Aroma is orange squash and spicy bread. Taste is mostly spicy orange with a medium bitter finish.