02/02/2013. ROYAL OAK, Lower Bristol Road, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FOUR COUNTY INNS)

6.8

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

On gravity at the Maltings beer festival, Newton Abbot 17/4/2015. Dark brown in colour, with next to no head. Some chocolate, a touch of dark fruit, gentle maltiness and easy finish. Enjoyable.

5.8

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

Cask (gravity) @ Le Gothique Restaurant and Bar, [ Wandsworth Common Beer Festival 2013 ]. Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, John Archer Way, Wandsworth, Greater London, England SW18 3SX.Clear medium to dark orange amber color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, earthy malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130330]

7.4

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

Cask-conditioned at the Hare on the Hill, Bristol 10/1/2014. Golden in colour, with a slight, off-white head. Enjoyable mild, with some biscuity malts, stone fruit sweetness and gentle finish. Very drinkable.

7.2

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

6th December 2013
Pigs Ear. Murky amber - brown beer. Small pale cream coloured head. Palate is smooth and slightly soft. Good fine carbonation. Sweetish malts. Nice generic fruits, cherry identifiable. Mellow lactose and cream. Light dry finish. Tasty.

6

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

Cask at the pig’s ear fest 2013. Murky brown colour with a persistent loose cream head. Atoms is boozy toffee apple with a touch of soft roast. Flavour is big sweet fruity cakey rum booze. Some hot alcohol. Full bodied.

6.9

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

Cask gravity at Pigs Ear 2013. It pours hazy deep brown with a small beige. The nose is earth, must, candy, spice, caramel, dried berry and toffee. The taste is bitter-sweet, caramel, cherry, kirsch, earth, toffee, candy, dried fruit and some alcohol with a dry finish. Medium+ body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Solid stuff. Very drinkable.

7.5

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

Cask gravity at the Watford beer fest 2013. Aroma is lemon, coconut, sorachi ace. Deep red colour with a persistent white head. Flavour is nutty grain store. Nice sorachi ace character. Fruity esters.