Cask (handpump) @ EBF17 2014, 17th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Animal Woof ].Clear medium to dark brown amber color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, roasted, dusty, nutty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, caramel, hoppy, dry, nutty notes, rubber notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140419]

Cask at the egham festival... Deep brown... Small off white head... Soft dark toffee malt nose... Dark roast... Dark fruits... Light bitter malts... Light woody bitter malts

Cask-conditioned at the Beer Emporium, Bristol 12/3/2014. Copper coloured with a decent, off-white head. Caramel and nutty malts, with a hint of spice and some decent hops in the finish. Very good.

Cask @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. Bright copper-amber with a creamy head. Has a mild chocolate aroma amongst malts and a mild but sturdy malt-grain taste.

Cask at Merton Beer Festival 28th February & 1st March 2014 also had this at brewery a couple of weeks ago Pours deep amber with white head, looks good. Tasting more traditional than many of the other XT/Animal offerings but the rye does add a nice little twist. Sweet and malty but with a nice chewiness and the hops whilst restrained do show. I like this abd could see it appeal to the more cobservative beer drinkers who want to try something a little different but are afraid to push the boat out too far. A6 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.5

Cask at Merton Winter Beer Festival. Clear dark brown colour lasting beige head. Malty and Grapefruit hoppy aroma. Tasty malty beer. Peppery hop finish. Decent