8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours a slightly hazy golden yellow with a medium sized frothy almost white head and good lacing. Is slow to clear but does eventually. The aroma has vanilla, malts and biscuits. In the mouth it is sweet with a decidedly creamy texture. Flavour has vanilla, malts and a hint of toffee. Later on traces of apricot and chewy fruit sweets come through as well. Finish is dry with a slight stickiness. This is quite nice – and definitely unusual ! I’ve drank white stouts before but this is the first one that really justifies the title.

7

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

Hand-pulled pint, clean amber body, white crown. Strong aroma and taste of vanilla with a sweet caramel/toffee like underbelly. Different and interesting!

5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from somewhere after a long day of dog walking, wood stacking and driving family members everywhere. Good pour with a weird sweet and vanilla taste. Good mouthfeel but I just don't dig the flavour.

6.4

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

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ Crystal Palace, Glasgow. Clear deeper brighter golden with a head. Decent amounts of white chocolate are evident in both aroma and taste, but the flavour multiplies in its lingering aftertaste.

5.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

1/3 pint, cask at Hamilton Hall. Shared with Finn. Wetherspoon Beer festival, March 24. Clear amber body, bare naked surface, scattered lacing. Mild, mid-dry caramel nose. Taste of vanilla sweet caramel. Prolonged sweetness to the ending. Unvaried and too sweet for a better score. (London, 16.03.2024).

6

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

Delt med Rune. Wetherspoonsfestival -24. Mørk stråfarget. Boblefilmskum. Lett karamellaroma. Smaken vanilje. Lett tørr avslutning. Uvariert.

6

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

[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] An amber pour with a thin off-white head; vanilla aroma; sweet vanilla taste to start, then dry with a bready body and a sour finish. Quite unpleasant.

6.6

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

Clear gold with a small bubbly white head and a very soft fruit and chocolate aroma. Smooth and creamy, sweet with vanilla and caramel flavours and a dry finish

Not usually too keen on these vanilla concoctions, but this reminds me of the Milky Bar Kid! More than a pint would probably make me sick though....!