12/03/2015. RED BAR & LOUNGE, 45 Dene Street, DORKING, Surrey, England

6.8

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

Historical tick because. Cask at the Swan, Farnborough. Am actuary's leaving do no less.

6.5

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

Cask at the Prince Arthur (JDW), Fleet. An opaque, peaty black pour with a thin cream head; aroma of treacle and freshly fallen autumn leafs; thin in the mouth, sugary without being sweet; and a dry licorice finish with a hint of wood smoke. A good old-fashioned mild.

7

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

Cask at Wallington BF 2014. It pours near black with a small beige head. The nose is roasty, earth, citrus peel, sherbet and parma violets. The taste is bitter, roasty, earth, ashy, charred, treacle sweetness and orange peel with a dry finish. Light-medium body and soft carbonation. Rather nice nose. December session bipa.

6.8

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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Tillingbourne Black Troll ].Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, dark malt, caramel, moderate roasted, coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, dark roasted, roasted, dry, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130813]

7

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

Draft at GBBF 2013 - London. Pours clear brown with a light, tan foam head. Pretty basic stuff, some toasty pine, light cocoa. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Solid hoppy mild.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ GBBF 2013. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty citrus hoppy aroma. Slightly roasted malty citrus hoppy flavor. Has a roasted malty citrus hoppy finish.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a dark brown with a halo of off white head. Nutty aroma with wafts of plumb and tobacco. Flavours of candy, raisons and some bread. Dissipates into light coffee bitterness.