25/12/2006. STAR INN, 23 The Vineyards, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England

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

Cask (backlog). Murky deep ambery brown colour with a small white head, which sticks for a good while and leaves lace. Aroma is bready and caramel malts with some nutty and mild floral and wooden notes as well. Flavour is sweet floral notes with some grass, herbs and mild sprucelike notes along with nutty and mildly caramelly notes. Nice balance between malts and hops, and actually quite quaffable.

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

Cask @ Linen Hall, Enniskillen [311213]
Amber, clear, dense white head
Aroma of soft caramel, light fruits, light berry fruits
Taste of soft fruits, caramel, bit tangy and yeasty
Palate - Medium body, quite oily. Finish of soft berries, mellow bitter, some toasted cereal malts come through in the finish, little dry
Overall - Not a bad bitter

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

Cask at the Seven Stars, Rugby, 16/12/13. Clear dark amber/copper with a good sized light beige head that retains well, good full glass lacing ensues. Nose is toffee, dark fruit notes, biscuit malt. Taste comprises bread dough, dark fruits, toffee, orchard fruit notes, biscuit crumble. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry finish with light bitterings. Ok Xmas affair.

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

Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; clear chestnut pour with foamy beige head, fruity aroma, taste has a lot of caramel plus some sweet malts and a hint of fruit.

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

Cask at Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours clear, orange-gold with a foamy, white head. Looks nice. Bready malt aroma, some straight sugars, toast. Medium sweet flavor, subtle burnt toffee, creamy malts, faint earthy bitters, hints of ripe fruits. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Some bitter fruits are present in the finish, along with sweet and bready malts. Sticky with some sugar. Not a great beer by any means, but not bad.

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

Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AA.Clear medium amber orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, caramel, fudge, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus peel. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, orangee peel bitter notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101230]

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

(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 16 Jan 2010) Dark amber colour with brief head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of dried fruit, orange marmalade and earthy hops. Malty, fruity taste with orange, caramel, dried apricots and earthy hops in the finish. More than medium body, with rounded mouthfeel. Fairly sweet. Nice and tasty beer.

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

Cask at the Moon under Water (JDW), Watford. Copper coloured with a compact cream head; fruity aroma; fruity flavour, full of autumn berries; the finish is dry, lightly spiced and prickly, with a profound underlying bitterness.

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

Cask at Standing order (JDW) edinburgh ... amber ... light hop nose ... fruity quite hoppy ... little drying some hop resins.2.9 Cak at the foot of the walk.. Copper.. Small white head.. Soft toffee nise... Sweey zezty fruits... Maybe a luttle dry spice 3.3