24/03/2018. CROSSE KEYS, 9 Gracechurch Street, LONDON, EC3, England (WETHERSPOONS)

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Picture House, Colwyn Bay. Clear golden-brown and clean tasting, with a light maltiness, light sweetness, and a hint of chocolate in its aftertaste.

5.5

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

Cask @ JDW Montgomery's Tower. Pours dark amber, small off-white head. Malty nose. Straightforward earthy malt bitter in character, bit twiggy. Light caramel glimpse.

6.6

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

20th Feb 2018. Cask half pint in Montgomery's Tower, Shrewsbury. Deep, dark amber with a smooth white head. Malty lead in both the nose and taste, no Haggis were harmed in the making of this brew (or so I am told). Reminded me of the old 80/- beers from Scotland, maybe a tad lighter in colour and body, but far off.

5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. A dark amber pour with a tight cream head; caramel aroma; caramel taste with a malty body and a touch of spice; but lacking finish. An old-fashioned Heavy.

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at The Standing Order Edinburger. It pours clear brown with a decent beige head. The aroma is sweet, oily, resin, varnish, biscuit, cinder toffee, touch of bubblegum even and some toasted nut. The taste is dry, earthy, woody, bitter - sweet, biscuit malt, grassy, slightly soapy, spice and some toasted nut. Finish is dry and woody. Medium body and soft, massaging carbonation. Fair enough, but perhaps a bit sweet if anything.

6.5

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

Cask at the Pump House, Solihull. Poured a clear dark amber with a long-lasting frothy white head. The aroma is dough biscuit malt. The flavour is moderate bitter with a dry malt, medicinal yeast, woody, hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Rather drinkable but I suspect that the cask was on the way out.

6

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

Cask at the standing order. Pours clear pale amber, nose is floral, toffee, perfume, taste is similar, dry, something odd.

5.8

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

Cask (handpump) @ Bar Fringe, 8 Swan Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M4 5JN.Clear medium to dark brown amber color with a small to average, frothy to fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, dark fruit, keller, earthy malt, light roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, earthy, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130126]

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ JDW Elgin [140213]
Amber brown, hazy, dense white head, some lacing
Aroma of caramel malts, toffee malts. Taste of caramel malts, fruity toffee malts, dab of apple, soft fruits, passable. Palate - thin to medium body, sweetish malt palate. Finish as main flavour, slight harshness on the tail.
Overall - Found this very average tbh....