Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Brass Castle / Ad Hop California Steamin’ ].Clear medium amber to orange colour with a small, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, hay, caramelized malt. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, sweet malt, caramel, caramelized malt, sugasry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161015] 6-3-6-3-12

Tap at Mad for Beer in Rome-Italy. Amber dark cloudy pour, tick and irregular off-white foam. Nose: grainy and soapy, neutral yeast prominent. Mouth: easy, it feels like a milled malts infusion. Just solid. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

On tap @Mad for Beer (Rome). Ambrata decisa, appena torbida, schiuma media. Al naso note saponose e floreali, malto, lieviti. In bocca ha un attacco dolce con finale appena appena amaro, non pulitissimo. Corpo leggero, carbonazione medio-leggera. Non ci siamo.

Bottle from Crafty Bottle, Lincoln. Reddish brown colour with a thin off white head. Aroma malty, lemon and dried fruit. Taste medium sweet.

Keg @ Victorian Craft Beer Café, Halifax. Golden with a thin head. Has a few hops, with some creamy malty flavours evident. There’s a few malts in its nose too.

Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of butterscotch, malt, lemon, dishwater. Taste is lemon, fruity malt. Dried fruit. Slightly musty finish.

Bottle from Old Shambles Tavern in York. Appearance - deep amber with a small but attractive lacy head. Nose - lemon syrup thing. Taste - orange peel. Toffee follows it in. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a finish that could be fresher. Overall - I’d expect a California Common to be a little fresher than this. It’s drinkable but I wouldn’t go a second.