7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

14/11/2025. Bottle from Beer Central, Sheffield. Decent pour. Nice fruity, malty aroma. Dried fruit, biscuit, caramel, dates, hints of Christmas spice. Nice fruity sweetness, mild bitterness. Moderate body, oily, soft carbonation. A nice fruity Christmasy red.

6.6

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

Bottle from Beers of Europe, just labelled 'Dasher' but the same ABV and style so must be the same. Clear amber brown with moderate sized off-white top, nice lacing. Aroma has a light roast to the malt, brown bread, nuts, very light spur hint. Taste the same with some berry notes. Tasty with good balance between bitter and sweet although a touch thin to be a great ESB.

6.1

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

Appearance: Medium to dark brown, clear. Small, off-white head. Aroma: Light caramel, medium malt. Brown bread. Taste: Medium malt, toasted. Bread. Good amount of light caramel sweetness. Bought: Beers of Europe, 500 ml, £2.99 Info: 13/7-2023, BB: 23/8-2023

6.8

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

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A golden amber pour with a scant cream coloured head; aroma of sour grains; sweet malty taste with some red fruit; then a drier biscuity finish with more fruit. A pleasant winter bitter.

6.8

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

7th December 2022, The Crown Rivers, terminal 5 Heathrow Airport. Hand-pulled half-pint. Clean amber body, red hue; beige head. Berries and malty notes in both the nose and taste. Christmassy beer and OK.

6.4

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

Cask-conditioned, at the WG Grace (JDW), Bristol 28/11/22. Deep brown in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Caramel, ripe red berries, figs, bready malts, before a moderately bitter finish. Fine.

7.2

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

Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Appearance - brown with definite autumnal red chinks. Cream proportionate head. Nose - an edge of jammy dodger, but mainly biscuit and caramel. Taste - caramel, milk chocolate, some biscuit bitterness. Just a touch of lemon. Palate - roasty and medium bodied. Sweetness but decent bitterness on the finish. Overall - good example of the style.

7

Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours dark chestnut with red chinks and a thick off-white head. Aromas of biscuit and toffee, something nutty and light red fruit jam. Taste has some chocolate, cheap cocoa powder, toffee and light red fruit again. Nice balance.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear dark amber with a tall beige head. Aroma is dark fruits, roasted malt, berries. Taste is malty, fruit, caramel. Light bitter finish.