500ml bottle from the brewery. Pours brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, honey, bread, toffee & malt. Medium body. Dry finish

Appearance: misty amber with a moderate white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma: caramel, rich esters. Taste: light sweet. Caramel, spicy hop, esters. Low to light bitterness. Mouth feel: medium body, soft to average carbonation. Summary: middle of the road.

330ml bottle from Independent Food and Drink, Amble High Street. Pours clear copper with a thin white head. Aromas of earthy toffee, caramel crisp. Taste is light caramel, more earthy notes. Light sweet biscuit finish.

Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours hazy reddish - brown with a frothy beige head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, malt-driven, varnished wood, brown bread, resin, some dried fruits, cacao and toffee. The taste is firmly dry, bitter, underlying sweetness, resin, wood, varnish, nutty, cacao, dried fruits, fruit & nut chocolate, burnt toast, brown bread, baked goods and touch of spice with a drying, toasty finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. A decent enough malt-driven affair.

Bottle thanks to Ian. Appearance - golden amber. Fluffy white head. Nose - gentle toffee. Light nuts. Slightly dirty earth. Taste - burnt toffee, almost liquorice. Palate - medium bodied, creamy texture. Dry-ish finish. Overall - decent.