6

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

Bottle from Morrisons, Sheldon, Birmingham. Pours a clear amber with small white head Aroma of sweet malt, toffee, raisin, citrus peel but not intense. Taste starts malty, caramel, citrus peel, raisin, then a slightly cloying floral resin note before ending malty again with a grassy and zesty bitterness. Light to medium bodied at first but slighty syrupy and full in mouthfeel in finish. Mixed bag of a bitter.

6.6

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

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 1 June 2023. Deep amber in colour with a slight, off-white, head. Caramel, red berries, bready malts, leading to a moderately bitter finish. Good.

14/11/2014. BRITISH LION, 9 Estcourt Street, DEVIZES, Wiltshire, England (FREE HOUSE)

6.6

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

Bottled 500ml (KSM Kampus)
Clear amber colour, tiny off-white head. Rustic toffee-malty aroma. Light-bodied. Caramel, citrusy and earthy hops in the flavour. Nice classic English Bitter. Lingering bitterness in the aftertaste.

5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Handpull cask at the Old Horse, Leicester. Dark gold, clear with a tight beige head. Orchard fruit and caramel in the aroma. Taste is bittersweet: sweet from caramel extract flavours followed by a medicinal bitterness. Not pleasant. Light, flat body. I've had some decent Titanic beers recently but this is subpar.

5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask at Sun, Stafford. Pours a golden brown with a small foamy white head and good lacing. Not much of a nose, just some vague sweet malts in the aroma. In the mouth the texture is creamy with a strong flavour of tea leaves / tannins, on a base of sweet malts. Also some hints of chestnuts and digestive biscuits. Finish is pretty awful – slight hint of vomit. This beer is swiggable. In fact it’s probably best if you DO swig it – you won’t notice the taste so much !

7.1

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

Two cask pints in The Pheasant, Wellington Shropshire on 21st Nov 2017. Dark golden body, off-white crown on top. Malts rule the nose and initial taste, caramel/toffee like esters and flavours. The hops come into play towards the finish with a low bitterness that balances the malty sweetness.

6.4

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

Cask @ Sun Inn, Stafford. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and light hoppy. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 280717

6.2

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

Cask @ Sun Inn, Stafford. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, flowers, malt and hops.