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

Fass 1 pt (0,568l) @The Pine Trees Hotel, Pitlochry: Bernstein, dezente Trübung, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; fruchtige + würzige Nase, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, kräftige florale/kräutrige Hopfenaromen, kräftig Malz, Karamell, leichte Röstaromen, malzig-würzige Bitterkeit; fruchtiger + würziger Körper, kräftige trockene Hopfennoten, floral/kräutrig, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, kräftig Malz, Getreide, cremig, mittlere Kohlensäure; würzig-trockener Nachgang

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

500ml bottle. Opalescent, amber colour with average, firm, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Leafy and floral hoppy aroma, pale and caramel malty background, hints of petals, a touch of black tea, Earl Grey tea, bergamot. Taste is slightly leafy and minimally floral hoppy, pale and caramel malty basis with low residual sweetness, hints of tea, Earl Grey tea, a touch of bergamot, petals.
Oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally greasy palate, fine, dense, soft, creamy carbonation.
Nice mouthfeel, nice leafy hop flavours - nice. Exactly!

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

On cask at the Guildford Arms.
Appearance - amber with a white head.
Nose - bread, green apple and grapes.
Taste - brown bread and green fruit again. A bit twiggy!
Palate - light to medium bodied, dry tangy finish.
Overall - alright.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

19/7/2024. Cask at the 2024 Chelmsford Summer Beer & Cider Festival. 4.3% abv. Pours clear bright amber with a frothy pure white head. Aroma is fruity, orange, biscuit, malt, stone fruits, spicy hints. Medium sweetness, moderate but developing bitterness. Moderate body, oily, soft carbonation. Nice fruity bittersweet finish. Likeable. Seems to have improved post-Covid looking at previous ratings.

24/01/2020. SILK MERCER, 38 St. Johns Street, DEVIZES, Wiltshire, England (WETHERSPOONS)

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

Hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoon's on 24th Jan 2020 (Burns Night tomorrow). Amber body with a creamy head in colour and texture, some good heavy lacing too. Strange taste, no real aroma; rough, earthy maltiness with a dry bitter feel along with a metallic twang.

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

Cask at the cock tavern. A clear reddy amber coloured pour with a fine halo if white head. Aroma is jammy red berries, toffee, grassy hedgerow hop, moderate flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, toffee, grassy, raisin and dried fruit. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, ok cask condition.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

12th April 2018
Cock T. Cask. Clear gold, small bubbly head. Palate is smooth, fairly dry and has low carbonation. Dry malts, a little grain. Dry floralness. Modest citric peel. Dry finish. Standard stuff.

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

Cask at The Cock Taverna. It pours clear amber with a small bubbly head. The aroma is rich spiced character, earthy, toasted nut, wood, leather and cereal. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, spice, leaves, bit of mature cheddar almost, caramel and wood with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Old skool ale, which has a pleasant spiced character. Not bad.