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

500ml bottle from Anthony's of Wellington. Clear gold pour with a nice white collar. Pleasant floral ginger aroma. A nice amount of ginger coming through to taste. Light, refreshing and fitting the bright Autumnal sunshine nicely.

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

Clear and golden with a frothy white head and a sweet, malty nose. Big up front sweet malty flavour with some floral, bitter hops in the background and citrus notes

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

Handpull cask from Weavers of Malvern. Mid- to dark gold and clear with a small off-white head. Some honeyed notes in the aroma overlaid with an astringency. Taste is similar: an almost syrupy sweetness interrupted by astringent hoppy notes. It's mostly a sweet beer though, but it's a got a lovely balance. Bittering hops linger in the aftertaste. Full oily body with soft carbonation. Nice.

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

Cask at Coach and Horses, Shrewsbury – at 3.7%. Pours a pale gold with a small white head. The aroma is mainly malts, but some traces of ginger too. In the mouth, the ginger is very strong and, whilst not overwhelming, leaves little room for anything else. It’s light and refreshing and some hints of summer fruits and grains as well. Finish is slightly dry and spicy. This is not bad at all, but a little strange.

Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13

Bottle online from The Hop Vault, Stourbridge. Pours clear golden with a white cap. Aroma: grains, lemon, orange, grass, floral. Taste: light sweet & bitter, grains, lemon, subtle caramel, floral hops, grassy. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Citrussy hop bitterness in the finish.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle online from The Hop Vault, Stourbridge. Pours clear mid brown with a cream cap. Aroma: malts, caramel & nutty hints. Taste: light sweet & bitter, brown bread, hedgerow fruits, light caramel. Light body with soft carbonation.

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

A very solid go to pale ale, pours a lovely pale gold with a frothy white head and a semi-sweet light biscuity aroma. Smooth and easy drinking, it's nicely fruity and a little bitter, with some floral hop character poking through too

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

Half pint @ House of Grain in a dimple glass with a handle. Pours amber, frothy off-white head. Aroma of fruity malt, continuing to taste, quite light, standard fruity bitter territory, gentle caramel hints, pleasant sweetness. Fine.

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

Clear amber with a frothy white head and a yeasty malty aroma. An old school English bitter with fruit malt, caramel sweetness and floral bitterness