Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Torrside Multi-National ].Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, open and frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity malt, dark malt, caramel, toasted - dark malt, light hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, dark malt, fruity malt, earthy, dry, toasted - roasted malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160217]

Keg @ Victorian Craft Beer Café, Halifax. Deep clear copper with a strength, but a good grainy-malty aroma and taste that’s somewhat raw with its ingredients.

Cask at NWAF, Derby, Thursday, 18th February 2016 Pours mid-dark brown with a light beige head or rim to be more accurate. Malty nose with a little back up from the hops More traditional in style than some of the other Torrside beers but no less enjoyable. Caramel, fruit and with a decent hoppy bite, a hoppy flurry at the end. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.4

Bottle. Beer Stop, Dronfield. Hazy, dark copper colour. Film, and a ring of open, off white bubbles. Nose has fusty malts. Soft berry fruits. Hint of the Sorachi. Taste is earthy dry and bitter. Hint of toffee sweetness. Palate is a little lifeless. Finishes with more earthiness. Some tartness on the close.