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

Handpull cask at the Blue Boar.reddish brown with almost a purplish hue. Smattering of beige/khaki head. Malty aroma with some berry and some cola nut. Taste is nicely balanced with sweetness cut by hoppy bitterness toward the long finish. Full body, soft carbonation. A delicious traditional beer.

Historic check-in

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

26/8/2021. Cask at the 2021 East Anglian Beer Festival, Bury St Edmunds. Pours clear dark amber brown with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of blackberry, cherry pie, prune, biscuit, malt, caramel. Moderate sweetness and bitterness with a slight tart edge. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Fruity, malty finish. Enjoyable.

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

Cask at The Claret. It pours clear deep mahogany brown with minimal head. The nose is earthy, malt - driven, brown bread, wood, light dusty vibe and some dried fruits. The taste is bitter, earthy, wood, brown bread, dried fruits, apple skin, dull toffee, leather, fruit cake and chewy malt with a dry, woody finish. Medium body, low carbonation and chewy mouth-feel. A touch dull to be honest. Ok for what it is.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

15th July 2014
Chelmsford Summer Beer Fest. Cask. Almost clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry and mildly crisp. Nice palate. Rich flavours of marmalade and cherry. Touch of spice. Underpinned by light sweet malt. Finishes light and semi dry. Tasty number.

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

[cask at North Wiltshire Beer Festival] Syrupy, slight bitterness, rather watery for the style. Having said that, it was the last pint before they took the barrel off so perhaps not the best time to judge it...

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Cask at GBBF 2007, CBoB firkin. A hazy dark amber beer. The aroma is sweet mlaty with primary notes of caramel combined with light notes of hops and grass. The flavor is sweet - but a very light sweet note, combined with notes of caramel and bisquits towards the finish, which is slightly bitter.

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

Copper red colour with no head. Malt and grass in the aroma. Malt and grain flavour, rather sweet.

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

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Light unclear amber color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty , toasted, butter, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet with a average duration. (Sugar sweet) Body is medium, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat.

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

Cask@GBBF2007. Deep amber colour, small head. Aroma is unflavoured yoghurty sourness along with wood and slight fruityness and earth. Flavour is pretty much the same with some caramel in it. The caramel also stays for long in the aftertaste.