Cask, handpump at The Wellington, Birmingham, 16.01.12 in the company of me deal ol’ ma’ Warm gold appearance with a slim white head, quite a harsh bitterness that rips through, also quite thick in the mouth. This is a big and heavy bittersweet beer with a pushy hoppy presence. Good. A6 A4 T8 P4 Ov14 3.6

Cask. An amber beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of malt as well as hints of spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and spices.

Gravity cask at the Birmingham beer fest. Aroma had some grapefruit and fruitcake malt. Had a hoppy start, then some grapfruit bitterness and rich malt and alcohol on the finish.

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 10, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear medium golden orange yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, moderate to light light heavy hoppy, orange - mandarin, grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily - syrupy, carbonation is flat. [20100120]

Cask. Pours an almost clear deep golden with a creamy off-white head leaving laces. Intensely sweet caramel and fruit in the nose. Solid body, lots of fruit, caramel and alcohol with an underlying hoppiness and a warming alcohol finish. 200110