Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Cask at the Pembury Tavern, London - shared with Jack. Pours dark brown with a weak, tan foam head. Soured dark malt nose, some dark grapes...this beer is in bad shape. Very tangy flavor, enough to be undrinkable. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Tangy finish, more sour dark fruits and sour malts. Pretty wretched stuff. Quite obviously this beer is not as it should be. I can’t believe the pub would serve it.

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

Cask (gravity) @ 28th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2011, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, EnglandClear dark black brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, smoke, tar. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20111206]

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

6th December 2011
Cask at Pigs Ear. Clear very dark brown beer. Residual pale tan head. Light dry palate. Pleasant nose of mildly sour dark chocolate. Smooth palate with mild carbonation. Pleasantly tangy dark malt with a touch of dark malt. Whisper of coffee. Tangy red fruits underneath. Dry finish, mildly bitter. Decent porter.

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

tap at bow bar ... deep brown black ... creamy tan head ... juicy malts ... dark toffee roast ... light charcoal roast ... big chocolate... nice

26/1/2012. Cask at the White Horse Beer Festival, Chelmsford.

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

Cask at Pig’s Ear Beer Festival, London. Black. Aroma of blackberry and coffee. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Flavours of blackberry, coffee and asphalt. Mid bitter finish. Really good!

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

Cask@Cambridge Blue, Cambridge. Very deep amber colour, close to black. Aroma is bigtime liquorice, sme toffee, ashes, mild sour wood and some fudgelike notes. Flavour is the same. Very nice and balanced porter.

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

Cask gravity at The Hop Pole, Easter Beer Festival, Aylesbury, Bucks in the company of Loz, Chris O and Ruth 10-04-09 Pours dark brown with reddy glints with an off-white filmy head. There is a touch of sourness on the nose but only a tiny amount. Some mild coffee and chocolate, this beer started out great, slipped a little but then I started to enjoy it again. A6 A3 F7 P4 Ov13 3.3