07/06/2000. SWAN, 1 The Square, DOBCROSS, Greater Manchester, England (FREE HOUSE)

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Dry textured bitter that is crisp but flavourless. Dark golden in colour and keeps its head.

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

From cask at Charlies. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is malty, light caramelish and mild fruity. Bitter, toasted malty, citrusy to peachy fruity, light butterish. Bitter and citric fruity into a dry finish.

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

Cask-conditioned at the Hillgrove Porter Stores, Bristol 7/08/10. Deep amber in colour with a slight, off-white head. Sweetish, malty and marmalade brew, with some decent, citrus hops in the finish. Ok.

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

Amber ith a small white head. Aroma of malt and tea, ith a hint of diacetyl. Seetish malty and fruity flavour

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

Cask at the Pembury Tavern on 21st July 2009. Amber with short-lived off white head. Citric hops in main kick, otherwise on the sweet side. Quite a viscous, clingy texture with a feeling that the beer wanted to "glue" itself to the roof of the mouth.

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

Half pint, cask in prime condition and served at the right drinking temperature at The Castle, Holborn. Slightly cloudy amber in body colour. Just a line of bubbly head. Sweet malt-fruity to the nose. Fruity hops to the flavour with malts beneath, ending with a bitter twist. Smooth. Typical for the style (London, 03.08.2009).

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

Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, Oxon 24-02-09 Pours amber with white head, looks in good nick. Tastes very quaffable, good fruitiness, a nice measured bitterness, little dry, nice beer. A6 A4 F7 P3 OV13

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

Cask (handpump) @ The Bath Hotel, Sheffield. Bedfordshire England S3 8GG.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity - apple !, toffee, spicy - cardemom ! Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (270708)

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

Cask on the Sheffield, on RateBeer Valley of Beer Crawl ’08 ... amber ..hoppy but not that nice,dry grassy hop overhoppped unbalanced bath hotel