13/12/2013. FULL MOON, 58-60 High Street, DUDLEY, West Midlands, England (WETHERSPOONS)

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

Cask at the Moon Under Water (JDW), Watford on 1 January 2014. Poured a slightly hazy with a thin, loose white head and good lacing. Sweet aroma of honey, melon and chewy malt. Initial flavours of dry hops balanced with passion fruit and candy sugar. Very dry finish with bitter hop resin, unripe grapefruit and straw.

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

Cask (Flying Horse JDW, Gatwick Airport) - Amber in colour. Peach, grapefruit and mango in the aroma. Peach, toffee and grapefruit feature in the bitter and hoppy taste.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at George, Croydon. It pours clear golden yellow with a small white head. The nose is fresh grapefruit, tangerine, light toast, dough and some underlying sweetness. The taste is crisp, bitter, grapefruit, tangerine rind, peppery, hint of soap, floral notes and a touch of astringency with dry, bitter finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Clean, crisp and damn bitter. Great stuff and the best thing to come of Everard’s!

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at The White Lady. Clear golden pours, creamy white head. Grapefruit and tomato plant aromas, light malt. Taste has a good bitterness and light malt sweetness. Creamy texture and a smooth finish. Nice.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @ The Linen Hall, Enniskillen [081213]
Blonde, slight haze, frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma - Pithy grapefruit hop, grapefruit zest, some orenage, sweet fruity malt background, good aroma, not getting any sulphur here
Taste - Grapefruit pith, floral fragrant hops, slight sweet sponge cake mix, sweet citrus, dab of candy sugar, nice grapefruit zest, quite complex
Palate - Medium body, oily, sweet malts. Finish - lots of bitter grapefruit zest, sweet malt base
Overall - Decent flavours - nice citrus in here, easily the best Everard’s beer I’ve had

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

Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. A slightly hazy amber pour with a tight cream head; tropical fruit aroma mixed with a little sulphur; rich tropical fruit taste, with mango and pineapple; and a fresh fruity bitterness with some tart grapefruit providing a lengthy finish. A pretty good attempt at a US-style IPA.

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

Cask at The Metropolitan Bar (W’Spoons), Baker Street, London. A straw coloured pour with a medium white head on top. Hoppy, citrus fruit aroma. Tastes hoppy, citrus and quite bitter but quite tasty.