7

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

Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton.. Pours dark ruby with a medium sized foamy off-white head and good lacing. Malts and autumn fruits to the fore in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet and fruity, but also slightly watery texture. Malts and autumn fruits prominent again with hints of ginger and parkin. Some fruitiness persists in the finish. This is decent enough.

7

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

Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Amber-brown with a beige head. Light fizz; good condition albeit served a little on the cold side. Berries and caramel with a little earthiness. Stewed plums. A little spice and dryness in the finish. Smooth and satisfying on a chilly day.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Deep chestnut brown with a frothy off-white head and soft fruit malt on the nose. Medium bodied with sweet fruit and malt nicely balanced and a dry finish

5.8

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

Hand-pulled pint in my local Wetherspoons on 13th October 2023. Red hue to the deep amber body, off-white crown. Malty with a Rye like aroma and initial taste, didn't take to it really, strange feel to the brew, I think it's the yeast culture they use at Milestone, it doesn't sit well with me.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A chestnut coloured pour with a tight beige head; fruity aroma; biscuity malt body with some plums and damsons; then a dry biscuity finish. A satisfying pint.

07/09/2007. ROYAL OAK, Lower Bristol Road, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FOUR COUNTY INNS)

6

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

7/8/2020. Cask at the Orange Tree, Chelmsford. Pours clear amber/red with a small white head. Aroma of toffee, malt, dried fruit, touch of red berries. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, soft carbonation.

5.5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Arrow Farm Shop near Worksop - Clear readdy amber body, no head. Rather flat body, didn’t help bring out the caramel and cake fruit notes. Sort of okay, but I’m sure in better nick it could notch a few more points.

6.8

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

Bottle from Real Ale Store Newark.Rich ruby colour with a light tan head. Aroma fruity and chocolate malt. Taste light sweet to mid bitter. Medium body

6

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

Half pint, cask, served in a mug at Wm Hawkes. Yeah, it has got a dark ruby coloured body. Filmy layer, fair lacing. Brown malty smell, nutty. Brown malty flavours joined by moments of dried fruits. Malt bitterness to the ending. Satisfying (shared with Finn, Hull 26.11.2015).