5.5

Not a bad pint, nothing exceptional.

01/02/2017. CRAVEN ARMS, 47 Upper Gough Street, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands, England (BLACK COUNTRY)

6.6

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

2/6/2022. Cask at the 35th Colchester Real Ale & Cider Festival. Pours clear dark straw gold with a small bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, hoppy, caramel, butter, straw. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Oily, very soft carbonation. Pretty decent.

7.2

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

Cask in Bull & Stirrup, Chester Pours a golden yellow with a small white head and good lacing. A nose of floral hops and lemongrass. Hops dominate in the mouth, with some lemon and a hint of orange. The overall effect is somewhat sharp though. Finish is dry and bitter with a hint of lemon. To me, the hoppiness makes it more like a session IPA than a golden ale. Anyway, it’s quite nice.

6.4

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

Cask at the architect... 8 cask.. Nothing great on keg... Big posh house.. Gastro pub esque... Amber.. Small white head... Soft sweet floral toffee fruit nose.. Light caramel toffee fruit... Ok very middle of road.. But ok

6.2

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

Bottle from Homebrew Bottle Shop, Oxton in Birkenhead. Appearance - golden with a decent head. Nose - grassiness and light lemon. Taste - very green. Plant stalks and herbs. Palate - light bodied with a dry middle and end. Overall - a bit too dry to be worth returning for another.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Waterhouse, Manchester. Golden with a creamy head. Bittered pale ale.