Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; dark chestnut pour with velvety beige head, quite heavy nutmeg and orange aroma, the aroma come through in the taste a bit artificial but quite nice, some winter fruits.

Hand-pulled half-pint in The Lamb and Flag, Oxford on 23rd Nov 13. Most likely the very same barrel that ’imdownthepub’ had his sample from in his rate below. Poured a slightly hazy, dirty orange/amber colour with very little head. The nose was spicy and orange in nature, not sure if the whole nutmeg that’s supposed to be added was the spice I found, the orange peel was though. The alcohol isn’t hidden too well, even if the nutmeg is: the taste was like the remnants of a booze laden sweet orange punch that someone had laced with a strong Christmas Belgian beer. I liked it, even though it was too sweet and alcoholic for it’s own good.

Cask at the White Swan, Solihull. Poured a clear dark amber with a frothy long-lasting white head. The aroma is rich spicy orange. The flavour is medium to strong bitter with a spicy citrus palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Cask (handpump) @ The Charles Dickens, 160 Union Street, London, Greater London, England SE1 OLH.Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, spicy, nutmeg, light to moderate ginger. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, spicy, sweet spicy, sweet sweet, nutmeg, earthy note. Body is medium to medium full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20111229]