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

21/10/2018. Can of the Original Bitter, 3.6% abv, from a skanky mini-market in Skegness run by a very rude chap indeed. The buying experience was marginally worse than the beer. Poured clear amber with a foamy off-white head. Aroma malt, toffee, fruit, berries and metal. Medium plus sweetness, moderate but slightly unpleasant bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Metallic, berry bitterness to finish. Just fair.

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

Ligh amber color. Easy drinking with just enough malt sweetness and hops to go down easy.

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

Cask. Fagan’s, Sheffield. Only called in here cos it’s pissing down with rain, and I needed a piss. I sort of did my beer drinking growing up on beer like Tetley’s. This ain’t that beer, but then I’m not that young. Oh, and by the way, what’s that fucken towel hung up in the bogs?

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

440ml can of Original from B&M Darlington. Amber colour, off-white foam head leaving some lacing and malty yeasty aroma. Taste is malt, toffee, yeasty with earthy bitterness. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. OK.

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

440ml can into pint glass. As Tetley's Smooth Flow. Widgety gush leads to a still golden bronze beer with a two finger tightly packed creamy head. Excellent lacing. Smells of caramel lollies being eaten in the next room. Smooth texture, toffee malt taste. Short finish. Standard English lunchtime pub bitter.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Can. Nose is caramel, musty, fruit. Taste is caramel, berry, slight butterscotch. Smooth Mouthfeel. I?ve had worse. Edit: Smoothflow is a completely different beer, I am not sure why it's under the same listing. It's a muted version of the above with a wert cardboard finish. despicable.

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

(can 0,44l)
Aroma: Malty.
Appearance: Clear dark golden color. Minimal, white head.
Taste: Medium sweet, malty, toasty, light caramel, light bitter.
Palate: Medium body. Long light bitter finish.
Overall: Average Bitter.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can of the "Original" version at a work quiz night, poured repeatedly into a small disposable plastic water cup- not one of my classiest drinking experiences! Was quite surprised to see it’s a separate rate to the keg version- had assumed I’d just be doing a re-rate. It’s a slightly murky amber-brown brew with a thick off-white head. A surprisingly fruity flavour with caramel and tea on the side. Sweetish, smooth and very easy-drinking. Very little hop presence at all. It’s not great, but it’s much better than I expected (although I should stress that my expectations were pretty low). It’s also much better than I remember the keg version being (and I’ve had the keg quite a few times) so maybe it is different enough to warrant the separate entry. Anyhow, it powered our team to winning the quiz, so it can’t be all that bad.

Pre-flight beers. Back to the states with us.

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

44 cl. can from Netto discounter. Smooth flow can. Fine amber colour with a golden tint. Dense, creamy white, nitro head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, fruits, grasses, nuts and a slightly toasted note. Taste is lightly bitter. Light to medium body with a creamy texture and a soft carbonation. Finishes drying and slightly bitter with nuts and toasted notes. Okay Bitter.

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