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 Tomos a Lilford COB ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, nutty, caramel, fruity malt, light apple. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, toasted - caramel, pale malt, fruity malt, nutty, earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161014] 6-3-6-3-12

Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol, November 2016. Amber with a slight, off-white, head. Aroma of earthy malts and some stone fruits, with a touch of leafy hop. Flavour had sweetish, vaguely toasty, malts, more fruit and a hint of chocolate before a moderately bitter finish. Fine.

5th April 2016
42nd Floor Tasting. Thanks to Dan. Hazy amber beer, thin cream colour head. Palate is airy and has decent fine carbonation. Slightly tart orange and mild lemon over fluffy malts that are not that sweet. Finishes semi dry. Okay.

Bottle shared at level 42 Canary wharf tasting. 5/4/2016. Many thanks to Daniel for this one. Hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is tangy berry., hedgerow hop, nutty twiggy Mrs. Flavour is composed of light airy grains, slightly musty, nutty, tangy apple, tangy berries. Palate is airy carbonation, soft, tangy, grainy. Ok. Some English esters. Ok.

Bottle shared on the 42nd floor - many thanks to Daniel. Pours mostly clear orange-gold with a creamy head. Lightly aged citrus peel in the nose, some pale grains, hay. Light-medium sweet flavor with simple bread you malts, a little meringue, vague citrus notes, faint leafy bitterness. Light bodied with massaging carbonation. OK balance on the finish, with further citrus fruits, pale bread, straw. Simple and easygoing.

Bottle at the level 42 tasting V1.5 05/04/16, thanks to DD. Lightly hazed golden orange with a moderate off white covering. Nose is earthy fruit, light spice, musty, bready malts, grain. Taste comprises tarte fruit, earthy, grain, trace of fruit loaf, musty. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, astringent bitter rinse at the curtain call. Not great.

Bottle thanks to Dirty D. It pours deep gold with a thick white head. The aroma is earthy, toasted grain, nut, bread and cereal. The taste is bitter, earthy, toasted nut, cereal, toasted grain, cereal, light acidity and stone fruits with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Fair.