8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Cask. Shakespeares, Sheffield. Clear, copper colour. Bubbly, patchy, lasting, just off white head. Lovely, spicy, juicy, light resin hops to this. Some ripe berry fruits too. Big, toffee malt backbone. Taste is resinous, spicy bitter, with a chewy toffee sweetness. Smooth, quite rich palate. ABV isn’t apparent, mind. Finishes long bitter, with a lingering lip coating sweetness. Ridiculously drinkable. Fantastic. (My last rating was the best cask beer I’d had in ages. Then I had this...).