6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[April 2023] Clear brown with a frothy off-white head, certainly looks the part of a classic English bitter. Taste is malt forward with just a hint of bitterness

6

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

Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading on (appropriately) St George's Day. Leaving aside the thorny issue of England needing a more appropriate patron saint, let's move into the beer. It's rusty orange-brown in hue with a lasting beige head. It tastes of red berries and stewed apple and burnt caramel and black tea and (oddly) a hint of pork crackling. It's sweetish with a moderately bitter finish. It is (appropriately) a fairly standard English bitter. Quite drinkable though.

7.2

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

Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours “bitter brown” with minimal cream head and good lacing. Malts to the fore in the aroma plus hints of traditional hops and autumn fruits. In the mouth it is slightly sweet but with a little underlying bitterness. Malts again in the flavour alongside biscuits, bran, and hints of nuts. Later on some traces of spice dark fruits and raspberries as well. Finish is slightly dry. This is decent.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Hazy brown colour lasting cream head. Some brown malt. Some hops on end. Very English very twiggy. Dry finish. Possibly towards the end of the barrel. Possibly on the turn.

6.6

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

Hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoon outlet, 26th April 2023. Bronze/amber body, white crown. Malty front aroma and taste wise, semi-sweet with a light bitter finish.

6.4

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

Cask at Tanners Hall JDW, Darlington. Gluten Free. Amber golden-brown colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, roasty hint. Taste is sweetish, malty, fruity, caramel, with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable

23/04/2022. BLUE BOAR, 39 High Street, Billericay, Essex, England (WETHERSPOONS)

6.8

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

Cask@The Moon & Stars (JDW), Penge, London (23/04/2022) - amber pour with a white head. Happy St George’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 twiggy hoppy and toasted bready malty, grain, cereal, medium body and nice soft cask carbonation, grassy bitter hoppy finish. Ok. --- Beer merged from original tick of Patron Saint on 26 Mar 2025 at 07:34 - Score: 7. Original review text: Happy St George�s Day ?????????????? twiggy hoppy and toasted bready malty, grain, cereal, medium body and nice soft cask carbonation, grassy bitter hoppy finish. Ok.

6.1

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

Half pint on cask at the Gate House JDW. Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. OK.

5.4

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

Cask @ White Hart, Todmorden. Clear tawny-amber with a bubbly head. Malty with bittered caramels. Not much aroma with a mid bitterness in its aftertaste.