7.2

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

Cask at Wellington, Birmingham. Dark amber with a small beige head. Sweet malty brew with roast, nuts, toffee, touch of liquorice, bitter and sweet finish. Smooth medium body. Enjoyable

02/12/2017. FIXED WHEEL BREWERY, Unit 9, Long Lane Trading Estate, Long Lane, BLACKHEATH, West Midlands, England (FIXED WHEEL)

6.8

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

500ml bottle – Pours a brown colour with a reddish tinge and an average sized mostly lasting light tan head. The aroma is medium roasted malts, brown bread, caramel, brown sugar and nutty notes. A moderately sweet malty taste, brown bread, roasted malts, dark fruit and sour cherry flavours with a drying sweet roasted finish.

6.5

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

Handpull cask at the West End Brewery's Fixed Wheel Tap Takeover. Mid- to dark brown, slightly translucent. It has a foamy uneven khaki/tan head. Light on the aroma: it's mostly malty with hazenut amd chocolate notes and maybe a touch of Marmite. Sweet taste but there is an astringent bitterness running through which dominates the finish and aftertaste. I like a strong mild but I think the astringency is too much for me. Cautiously recommended.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

ORIGINAL REVIEW 19/8/19 : Cask at Floodgate, Stafford. Nose has nuts and malt loaf. Pours a rich ruby red brown with a nice creamy head. A bit thin in the mouth, but cherries and cough drops come through along with a general smoothy sweetness. Finish was grainy. Gave the impression that it wasn’t in the best condition. RERATE 30/4/21: Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Rerated because I couldn’t believe my original score. Can’t say I disagree with any of it though. This time I got liquorice and fruitcake in the mouth as well. Much better condition though, so score upped significantly.

6.8

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

Cask at GBBF: Poured a brown reddish with tan head. Aroma is sweet toffee. Taste is sweet toffee, malts, licorice.

6.8

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

Cask at GBBF 2019, Olympia, London. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, caramel, dark fruit aroma and taste.

5.8

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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2019, [ Great British Beer Festival 2019 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.

[ As Fixed Wheel Mild Concussion ].
ABV: 5.5%. Clear medium to dark amber - red brown colour with a small to average, open and frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted - dark malt, caramel, burnt brown sugar, burnt malt, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, burnt caramel, burnt brown sugar, dark malt, brown sugar. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20190806]
5-3-6-3-12

7.8

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

8/8/2019. Cask at the 2019 Great British Beer Festival. Pours clear dark ruby brown with a small bubbly off-white to beige head. Aroma of milk chocolate, liquorice, moderate roasted malt and dark fruit. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Nice bittersweet finish. Enjoyed this.

4.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

6th August 2019
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear amber beer, a few cream colour bubbles. Light palate, semi dry, almost no fine carbonation. Tangy malts, a little caramel. Very ripe and tangy fruits. Mild floral vibe. Ripe fruity finish. Dull cask nonsense and the antithesis of modern craft beer. Yawn.