[Bottle from "my good man" at the Bacton Shop, Bacton, Norfolk] Good to find a small village shop next to a coastal caravan park stocking local ales - and the proprietors were exceptionally friendly too! This beer was a reddish-amber, with orange and strawberry coming through. It’s mellow and warming, but rather vague. OK, nevertheless.

Cask. A hazy dark golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt as well as a lighter note of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel as well as lighter notes of straw, leading to a lightly bitter finish.

Cask. A dark red beer - almost opaque with a brown head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet wtih notes of roasted malt and caramel, leading to a dry and roasted finish.

Cask. A nut brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of malt and spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, honey, and spices, leading to a dry honey-like finish.

Cask (gravity) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Light unclear medium amber orange color with a average, creamy to frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, fruity, peach notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20100120]

Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, honey notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100120]

Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel, 37 Swan St, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M4 5JZ.Clear dark brown color with a average, creamy to frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, coffee, light chocolate, light honey. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, licorice, honey notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100120]

Cask. Very hazy amber golden with a small off-white head. Fruity, orangey nose. Light body, flat, discreet fruitiness and a dry hoppy finish. 200110

Cask. Clear dark brown - very close to black - with a reddish hue and a creamy beige head. Lightly nutty nose with a whiff of coffee. Medium body, dried fruit and wood with some odd phenols before a dry finish. 200110

Cask. Pours a clear dark orangey brown with a creamy beige head. Roasted aroma, some coffee accents. Light body, flat, roasted malts, dried fruit and a light underlying tartness. Has a lightly malt bitter finish. 200110