7.1

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

Handpull cask at the Elm Tree, Cambridge. Golden brown, a tiny bit hazy with a spotty off-white head. Juicy orchard fruit, papaya and resinous notes in the very agreeable smell. Tastes as expected: bittersweet with tropical fruit hops providing a semblance of bitterness. Finish quite a bit more bitter and there is Gummi bear, wood chips, strawberry and more papaya on the aftertaste. A cracking session beer.

7

Decent.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

500ml bottle. Clear copper colour with a thin white head. Sweet, malty aroma, taste is red berries, malty sweet, not much bitterness but very tasty

6.6

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

Cask at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe, 10/02/16. Golden amber with a decent off white covering. Nose carries a light floral presence, caramel, peach, orange, light bread. Taste comprises bitter orange, caramel malt, straw, earthy hops, peach. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough sessioner ... not sure I’d class as a bitter in this day and age. Some tropical fruit and floral hop presence.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Reward for walking the dog on 6th Jan 2016. 500ml bottle into a UK pint sleeve at home. Only my 3rd beer from these guys, that surprises me: 848th Bitter rate, that doesn’t surprise me. 38th rate from Cheshire, thought I have drank more than that to be honest. Anyway, to the beer: Light amber body, almost clear, just a slight misty presence within. Deep and lasting cream coloured head, an uneven blanket of foam. Hop centric from the start, aroma and taste tell you in no uncertain terms this is a hop first brew. The malts take a poor second place in the nose and flavour and sit just below the surface preventing the hops getting too cocky and bitter. Decent and well worth taking the dog out for.

6.8

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

Cask. House of Trembling Madness, York. Clear gold. Thin, tight, lasting, white head. Lots of caramel. Light, peachy hop. Taste is light sweet. Hint of fruit zest bitterness. Light body. Smooth. Soft bitter linger.

6.8

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

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6.8

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

From trade with Douberd, many thanks! 50cl bottle. Pours clear golden colour with a huge good lasting light beige head. Aroma of grain, hay, pale malt, mild hops and citrus. Taste is mild hoppy, citrus, grain, some bitter hops, very drinkable.

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

50cl bottle from Marks & Spencers, Camberley. A gushing golden amber pour with lots of cream head; tropical fruit aroma; and a pleasant tropical fruit taste; then little in the way of bitterness before a sticky fruity finish.