Gravity cask at the Gladstone Arms, Combs Ford, Stowmarket. Tawny, flat and clear. Light aroma of toffee, orange peel, spice, forest floor. Sweet malty taste but there’s a tasty savouriness. Short to medium finish but toffee apple notes linger. Oily body. Not at all bad.

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 12/8/2012. Amber with a tight, off-white head. Light citrus fruit and hay aroma. Sweetish malt flavours, with some more orange fruit and moderately bitter finish. Ok.

Cask (handpump) @ Doggetts Coat and Badge Blackfriars Bridge London, 1 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9PD, EnglandLight unclear medium orange color with a average to large, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, flowers, toffee. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20091227]

Cask at Baker Street, W’Spoons, London. An amber coloured pour with an off white head. Malty aroma. Tastes fruity, citrus, little sour too. Not a good beer in my opinion. Too many like this in England unfortunately.

Cask@Bear And Staff, London. Copper colour, small off-white head. Aroma is wood, herbs, mild fruityness as well as some slight floral notes. Flavour is fruits, wood, some herbs and rather grassy. Nicely balanced, but not very exciting.