Bottle. A gift from Totnes. Hazed medium amber colour. Thin and dense, creamy white head. Nose has biscuit malt. Touch of fruited tea loaf. Herby hop leaf. Taste has a light caramel sweetness, but is mostly peppery, and leafy bitter. Smooth and easy drinking. Fine carbonation. Some dryness. Light bitter finish. Nice one. Great nick, too.

Cask-conditioned, on gravity at the Nailsea and Backwell beer and cider festival, 16/7/2016. Deep gold in colour and with a slight, off-white, head. Hedgerow fruits, A touch of leafy hop, sweetish malts and a moderately bitter finish. Fine.

Burnley Beer Festival. Golden bitter without a head. Has a well balanced sweetness.

Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, fruity, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, fruity, apricot. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120503]

Cask@Reading Beer Festival 2012. Golden colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruity, caramelly, nectary and a bit honeyish as well. Flavour is mild toasted bready malts along with nutty and caramelly notes. Some fruity and floral hoppyness as well.