5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Briar Rose, Birmingham. Mostly clear gold, small white head. There is a floury bread, cereal and stone fruit flavour to this. Ok bitterness. Very unassuming, reasonably sessionable. So boring I wished it to be worse so I could feel aghast and write about it. Then I felt guilty and reminded myself that I'm a consummate amateur oxymoronic beer reviewer and I need to pretend to have standards.

6.4

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

7

On cask at the SO. Appearance - golden and clear. Thin white head. Nose - orange and bready. Taste - orange barley water. Some toast at the back. Palate - tangy and medium bodied, dry finish and good linger. Overall - good.

6.5

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

[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A pale amber pour with a loose white head; hedgerow bitterness with a sweet malty body and a lingering bitter finish.

6.2

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

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of orange barley water. Taste is more of the same. Thin and watery.