30/12/2006. ROYAL OAK, Lower Bristol Road, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FOUR COUNTY INNS)

5.8

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

Cask-conditioned at the Annexe, Bristol 31/05/2011. Medium brown in colour with a decent, off-white head. Sweet, caramel and red berry aroma, with a hint of earthiness. Flavour was also dominated by sweetness, with a decent bitter finish. A bit syrupy.

7

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

Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Clearish auburn pour with a filmy head. Toffee in the nose, cake and doughy malts. Light to medium sweet, bit of frosting, toffee, figs, some leafy and herbal bitterness. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Relatively dry on the finish, more sweet cake and toffee, light hops, hints of ripe fruit. Pretty decent.

6.8

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

Cask. Ambery golden colour, mediumsized slightly off-white head. Aroma is caramelly and bready malty along with some mild nutty and wooden notes. Flvour is bering quite much the same in a nice balance. Some slight fruityness as well in the flavour.

7.2

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

Cask handpull The Edgar Wallace, London. Chestnut red colour, lasting thin beige head. A slightly syrupy strong bitter. Good stuff though. Ar really good ESB. Fruity malts onto some green peppery hops. It’s a very good English ESB.

5.8

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

Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, old malt / damp-stained, dust. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (190108)

6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask@Beer Hunters, Pori
Dark nutty brown color, good creamy off-white head. Sweetish (toffee, nuts) hoppy aroma with hints of licorice. Smooth creamy mouthfeel - cream stout-like. Light palate, some nutty, woody and nutty hoppy flavors. Promising outlook and aroma, but flavor is quite bland.

4.5

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

ruby coloured with a swet malt nose, an uninspired beer, with a smokey malt flavour and little dark fruit