30/04/2009. READING BEER FESTIVAL, King's Meadow, READING, Berkshire, England

6.8

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

Cask at the White Lion, Aldershot at a stated ABV of 3.4%. Chestnut with a ring of white head; and a fruity malt aroma; incredibly soft in the mouth, with gently malts and some red fruit and licorice; then some depply roasted malts and light hops giving a dry smoky finish. Very easy drinking.

4.6

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

[Cask at the Nags Head, Reading] Red-brown, quite pale for a modern mild. Hints of fruit (blackberries?), straw and malt with a slightly dry and bitter finish. Overall rather bland and watery.

5.8

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

Cask @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium red brown color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, roasted, caramel, burnt, light yeasty, barnyard, soap, earth, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (030508)

6

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

Cask gravity at Reading BF 06. Very dark ruby with bub bly beige head. Nice toffee mild Really quite rounded. I like the fruit on this, dark plum/damson. Some toffee. Mouthfeel is a bit weak, but at 3.2%, I’m not disappointed.