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15/09/2007. WEST SOMERSET BEER FESTIVAL, Minehead Station, MINEHEAD, Somerset, England

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

bottle. Chestnut-brown colour, mid-sized off-white head. Sourish-fruity nose with some caramel. Shy malty base, caramel, biscuits, blackberries and blackcurrant. Very light-bodied.

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

Cask in Oxford in 2008. Dark amber color. Malt-directed beer. Dry and earthy, but with rich maltiness, quite sweet, with lots of caramel and a bit of chocolate. A pretty decent bitter.

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

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 2/1/10. Deep gold with a slight white head. Sweet malts upfront with some earthy, spicy hops in the finish. Drinkable.

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

Cask-conditioned at the Three Tuns, Bristol 1/12/09. Chestnut coloured with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of nuts, caramel and earthy hops. Flavour of sweetish cereal malts, with a hint of roastiness and plums. Finish was decently bitter.

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

Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, 1 Henry Street, Shalesmoor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire England S3 7EQ.Clear medium orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly - fully diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, roasted. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate ramp hop acrid bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090419]

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

Cask-conditioned at The Royal Oak, Bath 5/7/08. Amber with no head. Caramel aroma. Flavour began sweet, before some slightly smokey malt and a decent bitter finish. Ok.

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

Cask handpull at Market Porter. Pale chestnut colour with thin beige head. Choccy malts, dry malt flavour. Decent aroma, bit spicy on aroma and end. But I quite liked it. Choc and spice hop finish. Like a toned down ESB.

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

Cask handpull at Market Porter. Copper with thin off white head. Biscuity bitter, some caramel, decent condition. Bit of yeast on aroma. Decent caramel, ok caramel bitter.