Historic check-in. Nothing like a Gobble in Great Oakley...

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

11/2/2019. Bottle from Bottle Mix, Kettering. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, hops, citrus and light tropical fruit Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

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

Bottle from Bottle Mix, Kettering. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 100219

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

Bottle from Bottle Mix, Kettering. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grass, fruits, malt and hops. Light bitter finish.

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

Gravity cask at Olde England, Northampton. This beer isn’t straw as per the description, but rather mid- to dark gold with a small layer of loose white head. Some papaya, mango and soft malt on the nose. Slight sour note. Full fruity sweet taste held back by a well-judged hop bitterness. More papaya at the end. Thin to medium body. Nice.

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

Hand-pulled half-pint in The Mariners, Great Yarmouth on 8th June 2014. Golden and clear with a good white head. Fairly sweet flavours, the malts leading the way over a floral hop backing group. Some fruity notes within the blend, I enjoyed this but it didn’t send me overboard: I moved onto other brews.

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

How: Cask.
Where: Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), 2013.
Appearance: Golden colour with a small white head.
Aroma: Malt, hops, some apricots, fruit.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Fruity, malt, caramel, some floral hints.

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

Cask a GBBF ’13, 13/08/13. Clear golden with a thin off white head. Nose is caramel, light hops, bitter orange. Taste comprises subtle hops, touch of grapefruit, bitter orange, citrus peel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry finish. Nice stuff - towards the top end of the GB spectrum.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at Great British Beer Festival 2013. Poured a cloudy golden colour with a thin halo of white head. Slightly funky aroma of wet grass, straw and brown sugar. Malty flavour with cereal and fruit tones. Watery palate; a little floral hop and grain.

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

From cask. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light toffee. Toasted, caramelish and bitter. Caramelish, light sweet and bitter into a rather dry finish.