29/08/1998. CROWN INN, 154 Heaton Lane, STOCKPORT, Greater Manchester, England (BODDINGTONS)

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours clear, red-gold with a small, bubbly white head. Aroma holds some lightly sharp bready malts, dry clay and light leaves. Light sweet flavor with some toasted leaves, very mild dry caramel, faint toast. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Pretty bland to finish, with dry toast and wimpy leafy bitterness, some faint berries and wood. Pretty mediocre stuff here.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading] Amber, thin white head. A bit of caramel, a bit of vanilla, some mild, dusty straw. A little bitterness. Rather thin and bland. Very, very dull - a very standard bordering on sub-standard bitter.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby Spoons Canterbury. Light brown thin beige head. Some biscuit some fruit salad. Some vague hop dryness on finish. Ok but a dullish bitter. The biscuit is quite nice

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Malty aroma followed by a malty and bitter taste. Not a great texture and flat looking.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask (handpump) @ The Castle, 26 Furnival Street, Fleet Street, London, Greater London England EC4A 1JS.Unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, apple, medicine notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090803]

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

Golden with a small white head. Fruity aroma with citrus and apple. Dry and fruity flavour

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Half, well kept on cask at The Castle, Holborn. A few floaters on top of a hazy, amber body. Grassy hops to the nose. The taste character is all about resinous and leafy hops. Some grainy notes, too. Satisfying bitter endnotes (London, 03.08.2009).

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask@The Castle. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, earthy, wooden and a bit nectary. Flavour is sweet nectar, some wood and mild rubbery notes.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

(Cask, The Castle) A bit hazy amber color, small white head. Nutty, grassy aroma. Grassy, woody hoppy flavor. Slightly tart, the end of keg. Still drinkable.