Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Handbill cask at the Western, Leicester. Copper/amber with a large off-white head and lots of lacing. Strawberry, wood, sweet spice on the nose. Starts sweet and malty on the tongue but the bitterness grows sharper toward the finish. Bitter finish marked astringency and a fairly medicinal aftertaste. Traditional but not boring and very well put together.