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

Pendle Beer Festival. Dark ruby with a thin head. Has a soapy nose and thin tasting with light sweet-roasted malts in both aroma and taste.

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

Cask at Ericht Ale House, Blairgowrie. Reddish brown pour, good white head. Red fruits on the nose, some toffee. Light roasted bitter taste, more fruit. Nice clean finish. Like a fruity porter, good.

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

Cask (handpump) @ Vernon Arms, 69 Dale Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England L2 2HJ.Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, fruity, moderate hoppy, berry - blackcurrant. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, hoppy - licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120117]

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green - 07/09/12. Slightly clouded copper brown with a minimal white head that soon thins to nothing. A dark and sour fruit nose with figs and apples present. Dark sugar in the taste, caramel and dark fruit. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Didn’t look appealling and appearances did not deceive!

23/6/2012. Cask at the Cherry Tree Inn Beer Festival, Woodbridge.