27/09/2011. KING GEORGE V, 1 Prospect Row, Brompton, CHATHAM, Kent, England

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

Cask at the Mulberry Tree, Ipswich. Poured a bright mid-brown colour with an off-white bubbly head. Aroma is malty, caramel, and nutty. Light sweetness and medium bitterness. Body is towards medium, texture a little oily, average carbonation. Bitter finish. Very good premium bitter.

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

Bottle 500ml.Clear light medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, light earthy - nutty, light vinegar. Flavour is moderate sweet, light light acidic - acetic and light bitter with a average duration, tart malt, caramel, vinegar notes. Body is medium to light, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20131012]

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and berries. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. Very thin. Lacks bitterness and carbonation. 121013

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Bottle 4.5%/4.7% depending on where on the bottle you look... Clear dark amber with no head. Aroma is malt, yeast, dusty and wrong... Flavour is malt, yeast, dusty, berries, phenols and just wrong....

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

50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a fully gone head. Aroma is citric and off. Flat malty, mouldy and bitter. Mild citric and dry, herbal. Bitter and dry finish.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Small head with short duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are malt, caramel and hops. No carbonation. 4.5% abv on front of label. 4.7% abv on rear label.

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

Cask on stillage at the Marlow Donkey, Marlow. Copper with a thin translucent head; burnt sugar aroma; rather thin with a caramel flavour and some earthy malts; and a dry earthy bitterness to finish. A rather average bitter.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Alma, London, Oktoberfest Beer Festival. Pours a clear, red-brown with a bubbly, white head. Has a wet malt aroma, with light caramel and earthy hops. Faintly sweet, nutter, with dry, earthy and grassy bitters. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Has a bitter, dry finish with mild, though hard malt character. No big faults, just a bit uninspiring overall.

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

Cask @ Market Porter, Borough SE1. Pours a clear copper color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish malty slightly roasted caramel aroma. Has a roasted malty caramel flavor. Sweetish malty and fruity caramel finish.