5.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Mid gold colour with a white head. Had this straight after JW Lees Gold, and whilst they're quite similar this one seemed rather insipid in comparison. There's some floral notes, a wisp of lemon and some white bread. It's inoffensive at best, but tending towards the thin and bland.

6

As it says in the description a good session bitter. Had a pint in the Bishop Blaize at lunchtime on Friday 16th May.

6.2

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

Bottle from Beers of Europe, online. Pours a dark clear gold, small white head, modest retention. Aroma of pale malts, an odd rhubarb and custard note, floral with light spice. Interesting. Taste also has a fruity rhubarb note with a biscuit malt base, a bit over filtered and tinny in the middle but some nice floral and spice notes in the finish with a moderate bitterness. Light bodied but fairly smooth with a high lager like carbonation. Mixed but on balance I quite like it.

6.9

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

[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A bright amber pour with a tight cream head; citrusy aroma; smooth in the mouth with a grainy body and citrus taste; then a sharp pithy grapefruit bitterness; and a lingering bitter finish. Refreshing and satisfying.

21/10/1996. MOON UNDER WATER, 28 Leicester Square, LONDON, WC2, England (WETHERSPOONS)

7

Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a clear golden colour with a one finger creamy white head. Aromas of floral, bread, biscuits, citrus and caramel. Taste has more citrus, caramel, bread, biscuits and floral. Malty with mild floral hops on the finish. Medium body, fairly low carbonation and smooth oily mouthfeel. Nice Golden Ale.

6.8

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

Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - golden with a generous fluffy head. Nose - light caramel and biscuit. Taste - treacle cake, light citrus note. Palate - light to medium bodied, creamy and lightly sweet. Dry-ish finish. Overall - this one is definitely a Bitter possibly even verging on ESB.

6.3

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

Cask at the Pump House, Solihull. Poured a clear straw colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light fruity citrus, woody hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter with a fresh dry malt, light yeasty, light fruit, light dry pepper spice, woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

6.5

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

Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.

5.5

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

Bottle from Crafty Bottle, Lincoln. Deep golden colour with a thin off white head. Big malty caramel aroma and taste thinnish body.