12/09/1994. HARE & HOUNDS, Windmill Lane, OSTERLEY, Greater London, England (FULLERS)

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

Cask at the Lord Northbrook, Lee. Amber/gold pour with a white head. Sweet fruit & malt nose. Taste is grapefruit, lemon zest, bitter malts,touch more sweet fruit. Quenches a thirst.

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

Cask at London's Pride, Heathrow. Pours clear golden with small white head. Malty, some citrus notes, lemon, some vague bitterness in finish, sweetish. Soft carbonation. Light bodied.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Bull, Sonning, 11th September 17. Pours light golden, aroma is grass, light aromatic, flavour is light floral, refreshing, not bad.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at PoW, Farnborough, 16/08/17. Nil aroma, but obscured by fag smoke. Gold. Thin white head. Light umami. A sweet edge. A citrus acidity develops. Medium bodied. Odd texture: almost porridge. Sediment. Flat carbonation. Abrupt finish. Guess it had been on a while. Seemed a bit off.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

2 pints of cask at the Counting House. The first was excellent, but if I was being picky, just a bit too warm. A good mouthfeel, but there seemed to be more flavour of corn than I remember from previous years. The second tasted a bit weird, but not enough to send it back. It was good, but that corn flavour really started to grate and I was keen to move onto another beer by the end of the second pint. My annual Fullers Summer Ale box has been ticked and it isn’t as good as I remember from previous years.

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

Cask @ Red Lion, Mayfair, London. Golden with no head. Light and hoppy with a sticky-sweet texture.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Handpull cask at the brewery. Light gold, clear with very little head. Strong honey, hint of lemon, strong sulphur notes. Sweet taste with a bitter note. Slight doughy sourness on the finish. Basic sessionable golden ale, very refreshing and grows on me, but not the best of Fuller’s beers.

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

Appearance is clear and orangey golden, with a small foamy head. Fruity hoppy aroma with citrus hints. Taste is citrus fruit, hops, summer fruit. Refreshing.