7.6

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

440ml can. Pours a very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, fruited malt loaf. Taste is rich and malty, sweet-ish, raisins and other dried fruits, malt loaf, slightly burnt caramel, light gentle roasty bitterness at the end, finishing somewhat dry. Light-medium bodied. Not had many trad Scottish ales to compare to but it was sort of along the lines of a Mild, really nice.

7.4

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

Can from Appellation Wines. Pours clear red-brown with a thick beige head. Aromas of toffee and malt loaf. Taste is raisin and coffee. Roasty finish. Good body for the strength. Nice.

7.5

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

Can from Raynville Superstore. It pours very dark brown small khaki head. The aroma is sweet, rich maltage, molasses, caramel, cola, raisin, sultana and fruit cake. The taste is initially dryish and toasty, bitter - sweet, caramel, cola, molasses, toasted fruit cake, dried/dark fruits, sultana, plum, date, malt loaf and the vaguest hint of smoke/charred wood with a drying finale. Light+ body average carbonation. Love the balance to this. Seems simple but is very well executed. Tasty and moreish.

7

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Actually not bad, but still like drinking in Scotland in the 70s - not a hop in sight

7

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Handpull cask at the Mean Eyed Cat, Newcastle. Mid-brown and somewhat translucent with a thick beige/khaki head. Light aroma,I am getting Ovealtine notes with some fruity character, maybe red grape. Sweet, malty taste, more light chocolate, with some gentle bitterness mid-sip. A simple, inoffensive sipper. Trust Newbarns to do a style like this so well.

8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from The Beerhive. Clear ruby body with a thin beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of toffee and copper. Flavour of caramel and earth. Thin to medium body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. Sweet and moreish. Delicious.

7.2

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

Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Foamy beige head. Nose - dank, sweet malt loaf and light toffee. Taste - roast, sweet instant coffee and malt loaf. Palate - light bodied, sweet malt, some light roasty dryness on the finish. Overall - good.