27/01/2012. FURNHAM INN, Furnham Road, CHARD, Somerset, England

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

Cask @ King of Prussia, Fowey. Copper with a thin bubbly head. Best bitter with a mediut bitterness and an underlying sweetness.

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

Cask. Appearance- browny amber, small white head, leaves some lacing. Aromas of nutty malt, with some fruity hints. Taste is quite thin bodied, malty, toasted nutty hints, some dark fruit. Ok.

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

On cask at The Three Stags Bebington. Orange coloured with a white head. Aroma of malts, fruits and hops. Flavour of malts, fruits but a bit too much acidity.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - caramel to golden with a nice head. Nose - elusive but there are notes of caramel biscuits. Taste - toffee and sawdust. Astringent malt finish. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and an astringent unpleasant finish. Overall - sorry this seems at odds with other ratings so will try again later.

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

Cask at The Haymarket. Pours clear amber, thin off-white head. Aromas and taste is just biscuit. Not necessarily a bad thing.

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

(Cask at Black Door, 20140104) The beer poured deep amber and clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had malts, toffee and molasses. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were toffee, malts, earth and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. A nice bitter.

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

Cask (handpump) @ Ye Hole In Ye Wall, 2 Hackins Hey, Liverpool, Merseyside, England L2 2AW.Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, nutty - earthy, fruity, light tart fruit - straw. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120117]

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

Cask at the Bulls Head, Barston, Solihull. Golden amber pour with a lively, long-lasting white head. Malty aroma leading to a nice mellow, bitter taste with hints of caramel. A good choice of hops delivers a nice refreshing ale. It was served a iittle cooler than I would normally expect, but that took little away from the flavour. This ale isn’t readily available in the English Midlands, but it’s worth tasting and like most ales of this style, it’s perfect for a session.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask. Golden-amber. Earthy, with a hint of caramel. Soft caramel taste, again a bit earthy. Light, refreshing working class bitter.