09/03/2012. FERNANDES BREWERY TAP & BIER KELLER, 5 Avison Yard, Kirkgate, WAKEFIELD, West Yorkshire, England (FERNANDES)

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Wellington Arms, Birmingham, 20/05/2017. A clear runy red coloured pour with a small lead. Aroma is nice mixed malts, plum, rich plum pudding and chestnuts, brown sugars. Flavour is composed of layered nutty malts, plum, red berries, nutty. Palate is semi sweet, good cask condtion. Good stuff.

7.2

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

Cask at the Wellington - Birmingham. Pours clear red-brown with a light, off-white foam head. Light roast in the aroma, some burnt toast, dried berries. Subtly sweet flavour, with modest earthy bitterenss, light dusty cocoa, soft roast. Light bodied with fine carbonation; OK condition. Nicely balanced finish, with more toasted brown bread. Very nice mild overall.

6.4

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

Cask at the Wellington; dark chestnut brown pour with a thin bubbly dark tan head, aroma has chocolate and roast malts, taste has chocolate, some coffee, roast malts.

7.5

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

Cask at The Welly. It pours black with a small bubbly beige head. The aroma is earthy, roasted malts, light smoke and dark chocolate. The taste is dryish, earthy, roasted malt, coffee grounds, treacle, fruit cake and cacao nibs with a drying finish. Light+ body and soft carbonation. Well rounded and highly drinkable. Great mild. Could chugg a few pints.

7

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

Cask at the Guildford arms.. Dark red brown... Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet Berries malt roast nose.. Sweet Berries.. Malt fruit... But little thin

6.9

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

Cask at the Guildford arms. Pours clear brown, nose is chocolate, toffee, caramel, taste is sweet toffee, light chocolate

6.8

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

Cask at the Guildford Arms. Pours clear red brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of light chocolate and cherry stone. Taste is more of the same, light sweet. Thin finish.

7.2

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

On cask at the Guildford Arms. Appearance - dark brown with orange chinks. Nose - molasses, liquorice and a hint ofor marzipan. Taste - honeycomb and chocolate. More of the molasses too. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long balanced finish. Overall - really enjoyable.

7.5

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

Cask @ Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Surprisingly flavoursome mild this. Pours dark black, a great malty blend with a few raisins dotted about. Fresh tasting, delicious and moreish.