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

Cask at the Station House, Durham, 14/05/2025.
Reddish amber topped with a lasting beige cap.
Nose is biscuit, herb, straw, brown bread.
Taste comprises toffee, stewed fruits, biscuit, grains.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Okay cask affair.

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

Cask @ Gatwick Airport, Wetherspoons The Flying Horse.
Poured amber in color, thin head.
Bisquity smooth with a nutty character in finish. Good.

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

Cask handpull at Samuel Peto JDW Folkestone . Clear mid brown colour lasting beige head. .Malty no doubt. Amber brown malts. Good condition good temperature £1 for a rate these days is hard to find. Decent. Some bitterness on the finish. Good condition

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

1/3 cask pour at GBBF Winter. Dark amber pour with a creamy white head. Aroma is malty, toasty with a little sweetness. Taste comes in with some malty, nutty character, and gentle bitterness that finishes it.

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

500ml bottle from Morrisons in Alnwick. Pours amber with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of dark fruits, caramel, biscuit, earth & malt. Moderate body. Moderate bitter finish

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Bull & Stirrup, Chester. Pours dark copper with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. Malts to the fore in the aroma plus hints of lactose and yeast. In the mouth it is very briefly fruity and hoppy before quickly becoming slightly bitter with malts, nuts and a hint of cherries. Some spice comes through later on, and the finish is a little more bitter. This is quite decent.

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

Cask at the Cornfield Garage, Eastbourne. Poured a clear dark amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is yeast, citrus, light woody hops. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, earthy, juicy tropical citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A decent pint!

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

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Clear amber brown, small off-white head. Malty aroma, smoke and wood, nuts, some sweetness. The almost savoury smokiness comes through in the taste, almost meaty but there is enough sweetness and lightness for it still to be an easy drinking best bitter. Good.

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

Handpull cask at the Strawberry, Newcastle. Light to mid-ruby brown, clear with a small film of off-white/beige head. Malty aroma, a little bit earthy, some vinous notes. Badic malty taste, sweet but not overly so. A bit of malt vinegar... could be not quite in top condition. Fairly dull.

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