25/07/2014. STAR INN, 23 The Vineyards, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (PUNCH)

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

On tap at the Hop and Barley. Pale amber colour with a lacy white head. Grainy malt and slight citrus aroma. With a thin sweetish taste.

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

From cask. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty and slight fruity. Bitter, light fruty and mellow. Lingering mild fruity and vague bitter.

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

Bottle from The Ship In A Bottle, Liverpool. Poured a golden amber colour with an average sized off white head. Aroma is moderately hoppy, with caramel, citrus and grapefruit. Taste has a light sweetness and bitterness. Light body, texture is a touch thin but quite smooth. Average carbonation. Finish is a light hoppy bitterness. Enjoyed this, a good session ale.

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

Gravity cask at the Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival - Le Gothique, London. Pours clear, deep gold with a foamy white head. Nose of light herbs, hints of pine, light bread. Medium sweet flavor with bready malts, dry caramel and light, spicy pine. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Decent balance in the end, more bread, toasted sugars. Novel, nice.

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

Half pint from the cask ale menu at Vernon Arms. Clear amber coloured body, tiny white head blanketing the glassware. Malt-fruity aroma, mid-sweet. Fruit hoppy taste with a caramel touch. Rounded bitter ending. Very smooth in the mouth. On par with the style, more or less (Liverpool, 08.04.2013).

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

Mild and pleasant pale ale character with a fruit hopped aroma. Golden coloured with a head.

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

Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 2012, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium amber orange color with a averagez frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, malty, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation looks soft but is flat. [20120119]

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

Cask gravity at Six Bells Woodchurch. Amber colour thin white head. A solid mid brown bitter. Some fruitiness from malt some dusty hop on finish. Its a bitter. Pretty standard but fine

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

Cask at The Gate, Northwood. A golden/amber coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus fruit, caramel, malty. Easy drinking and rather pleasant.