Cask@The Rockingham Arms, London. Deep amber colour with small off-white head. Aroma is some slight fruits along with caramel and bready malts. Flavour is bready and caramel malts along with some sour wood and mild floral and fruity hoppy notes as well.

Cask handpull at Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Chestnut deep colour. Now that’s a good beer. Some good sherberty hop on finish. Some brown malt bitter character. Nice roast.

[Cask at Back of Beyond, Reading] Odd to find I unknowingly had the same beer at the same pub on the same day as Berkshire John! Deep amber, head is so thick & creamy that it looks almost nitrokegged. Hints of orange and malt are soon overtaken by a good earthy, autumn-leaf bitterness. There’s nothing unusual or interesting here, but it’s a fine best bitter and very enjoyable.

Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Reddish chestnut with a thin, scummy looking, cream head; citrus and malt aromas; fruity citrus flavour with some caramel sweetness; sharp and sweet grapefruit bitterness giving a long finish.