26/11/1994. VALLEY LODGE, Church Street, BRADWELL, Derbyshire, England (FREE HOUSE)

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From old tasting notes. Bright Amber gold color. Creamy white head. Soft fruity malt nose. Zesty sweet malt flavor hints at toffee with a touch of sour malt. Nice balance and flavor. Light citrus hops in finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Castle Hotel, Manchester 21 Jan 13. Dyp amber. OK tett skum. God fruktaroma. Smaken vassen & metallisk. Avslutninga er tørr frukt.

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

Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 2013, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium to dark amber color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, malt extract, burnt brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, burnt brown sugar, malt extract. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130123]

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

Cask at the Salisbury Arms, Cambridge. Pours clear amber-red with a tight, lasting beige cream head. Toasty-bready malt nose, some ripe berries, plums, faint caramel. Light sweet flavor with dry, toasted brown bread, some semi-ripe berries. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Light finish, some well ripe citrus, doughy brown bread, drying berries. Very simple beer. Easy-drinking stuff, but simple.

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

Half pint, cask at Castle Hotel. Good looking with its deep, golden-brown coloured body. Tiny layer at the top leaving carpeted lacing behind. Firm aroma of leafy hops and mid-sweet malts. Malt-fruity taste profile with resin and caramel. Satisfying bitterness to the finish. Well balanced. A good bitter that fits the season (Manchester, 21.01.2013).

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

Amber; malty, slightly confectionary, marshmallowy, peachy..................

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

Sampled cask conditioned at Castle Inn, Manchester.
Pale golden. Lightly flowery aroma. Rather sweet and fruity. Despite containing more alcohol then other Manchester bitters it still feels lighter.