23/01/2013. NATIONAL WINTER ALES FESTIVAL, 371 Oldham Rd, Miles Platting, MANCHESTER, Greater Manchester, England

6.3

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

Black with quick fading head. Aroma and flavour offer lightly roasted malts. Lacks depth and intensity.

7

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

500ml bottle picked up at Ship in a Bottle. Poured a nice rosewood coloured body and a slowly diminishing, tan-coloured head. Sparse lacing. Dark fruity aroma added by a little roastiness. Taste of dark fruity hops, oatmeal and roasted malts. Smooth bittersweet tail. Refreshing and fine bodied (hotel room, Liverpool 08.04.2013).

6.8

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

Cask at GBBF 2012, London. Pours clear brown with a fine, off-white head. Moderate dark fruit nose, some chocolate. Light to medium sweet flavor with tobacco, modest roast, leather. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Some smokey tobacco to finish, burnt wood, faint tang and dark sugars. OK.

7.4

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

Cask-conditioned at the Cheshire Beeriodical, Seven Stars, Bristol October 2012. Black with a decent, off-white head. Aroma of dark chocolate, bitter oranges, dark fruits and a touch of grassy hop. Flavour had more fruit and choclate, some liquorice, porridge oats, leading to a dryish finish. Excellent.

7

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

Cask@GBBF2012. Black colour, small brown head. Aroma is fruity, wooden, mild roasted notes along with ashes, ripe fruits and toffee. Flavour is mild roasted malts, some liquorice, mild ripe fruits along with the ashes. Also some mild nutty notes.

7.5

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

cask at reading... dark brown ... thinmtan head .. soft d*rk fruit noise ... soft roast ... mellow bitter roast ... melllow roast ... juicy ...decent

5.6

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

Fruity aroma and some of this is retained in the flavour. Full, crisp body.

6.8

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

Cask (gravity) @ 27th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2010, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, EnglandClear dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, dark roasted, roasted, licorice notes, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, warm orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, licorice, dark roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101130]