6.4

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

Old rating from 18-01-15 - 330ml bottle from Waitrose, part of multi pack I got for Christmas. Pours a very dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, coffee, dark berries, bread & roasted malt. Medium body. Medium bitter finish. Enjoyable

6

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

Bottle at Monks Retreat, Reading. Sampled March 2015. Pours clear chestnut with a beige foam. Brown bread, toasted malts, light fruity, earthy hints. Light to medium body with fine carbonation. OK

22/09/2001. OLD MARKET INN, 17 Market Place, KETTERING, Northamptonshire, England (FREE HOUSE). This is neither of the versions mentioned in the description - it is a 5.0% 'Strong Ale'

7.1

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

Bottle 33 cl. Brown-garnet color, good foam. Flavor: malty, caramel and coffee, roasted, string hop bitterness, good one.

6.6

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

Bottle at Craft Beer Rising 2014 - London. Pours clear amber-brown with a creamy, off-white head. Quite basic overall. Some sugary brown bread character, light ripe fruits, subtle earthy hops. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Decent balance in the finish, with lightly toasted and spicy pine, more sweet bready malts. OK stuff on the whole.

7

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

Bottled (from some shop in Tallinn). Ambery brown colour with a mediumsized foamy head. Aroma is caramel, some sweet nuts, quite rich on the hoppy side as well. Flavour is floral, some wooden notes, mild nutty and caramelly notes with a mellow bitterness. Nicely hopped brown ale.

7.2

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

Bottle at Artisan Tap, Bedford. Chestnut brown and very translucent. Looks very thin. Hazelnut, browned toast, mocha, dash of root beer. Sweet taste with bitter edges leading to a satisfyingly bitter finish. Thin palate but the full-on carbonation feels pleasant. I like this quite a lot.

6.8

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

Bottle at the JDW Figure of Eight; clear copper pour with a creamy light tan head, aroma has sweet malts and some pine, taste has some nutty action, sweet caramel, some bitter hop.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7

Bottle, gift from Mum & Dad- cheers! Brown with a thin beige head. Rather too fizzy. Chocolate and lemon at first, then praline and berries follow. A hint of alcohol and metal. Definite blackcurrant and a little wood in the finish. Lightly dry and a little sticky with just a smidgen of bitterness. Quite liked this.