6.4

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

Old rating from 2018 - 500ml bottle, pours golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, citrus, caramel, earth & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

6

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

Gravicask, half-pint, shared with Finn at the International Brewing & Cider Festival, Manchester. Red-brownish body, clear, filmy layer, fragile lacing. Moderate malt-fruity aromas, mid-dry. Blended taste of caramel malts and lemony hops followed by bittersweet ending notes. A bit thin on the palate. Fair enough. (Manchester, 22.03.2024).

5.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Delt med Rune på International Brewing & Cider Festival, Manchester. Gusjegul. Uklar. Fjærlett vaniljearoma. Smaken har blomsterpreg. Mere vanilje. Litt tørr avslutning. Lite bitterhet.

7.2

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

Bottle from Moonshire and Fuggles. Deep golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste are malty and floral. Light sweet. Medium body.

8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Hops, Crewe. Was surprised to find I hadn’t rated this before – certainly drunk it on many occasions. Anyway, it pours golden yellow with a sizeable white head and good lacing. A fairly powerful sweetish aroma with a mix of floral and traditional hop and hints of honey and grass. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy / syrupy with plrnty of honey to start with. After a while you notice the hops and some bitterness, plus grains and hints of spices. This is rather nice and very drinkable. Not sure about it being a “premium bitter” though – though I don’t know what else to suggest. Reminds me a lot of Falstaff Smiling Asssassin.

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7

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

Handpull cask from Weavers of Malvern. Mid- to dark gold and clear with a small off-white head. Some honeyed notes in the aroma overlaid with an astringency. Taste is similar: an almost syrupy sweetness interrupted by astringent hoppy notes. It's mostly a sweet beer though, but it's a got a lovely balance. Bittering hops linger in the aftertaste. Full oily body with soft carbonation. Nice.

3.3

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13

Bottle online from The Hop Vault, Stourbridge. Pours clear golden with a white cap. Aroma: grains, lemon, orange, grass, floral. Taste: light sweet & bitter, grains, lemon, subtle caramel, floral hops, grassy. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Citrussy hop bitterness in the finish.