6.3

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

Clear amber golden amber with a frothy off-white head and a mellow malty aroma. Crisp and fresh with sweet malt, floral hops and a dry bitter finish

6

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

Sample at the gate house jdw on cask.
Medium white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. Ok.

30/08/2013. PANNIERS, 33-34 Boutport Street, BARNSTAPLE, Devon, England (WETHERSPOONS)

6.9

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

5/8/2022. Cask at GBBF 2022, day 4. Pours clear dark amber brown with a frothy just off-white head. Good looking beer. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, bread, nutty edge. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness and body. Oily, soft carbonation. Quite nicely done.

5.3

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

Cask at Crossways Inn at West Huntspill, Somerset. Pours clear dark-ish gold with a white to beige cap. Aroma: light pale malts, bread. Taste: light sweet & bitter, pale malts, brown bread, dried fruits hints. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Dull.

6.8

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

Cask at the Cherub, Dartmouth, 28/08/21. Clear dark amber copper with a decent light beige head that stays for the show ... good lacing ensues. Nose is dark malts, dried fruit rinds, brown bread, light nutty essence. Taste comprises fruit slice, dates, toffee, brown bread, dates, biscuits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent bitter ... can't see why this one scores sub 3!?!

6.9

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

Two hand-pulled pints in The Mitre, Witheridge, Devon on 13th August 2021. Watched the landlord pull it through, so knew it was fresh on (in fact I had the third and sixth pint out of the cask). Deep golden amber body, clean and clear; weak, short lasting white head. Malty brew with a hint of bitterness towards the finish. My sweet tooth liked it.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Handpull cask at the Geldart, Cambridge. Honey brown colour, clear, very little head. Walnut and forest floor aromas combine with a jarring vegetal note. Sweetish malty taste with a marked astringency in the finish. Flat body. Not particularly keen.

5.4

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

Cask @ Luttrell Arms Hotel, Dunster. Deep amber with a very thin head. Mildly malty session ale, light and easy-drinking.

4.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Pint on tap at the Kings Arms in Cookham. Pours clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma is citrus, toffee, hops. Taste is toasted malts, earthiness, bread.