Cask at Half Moon, Darlington, 3rd Birthday Festival. Amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and malty, fruity aroma. Taste is pale malt, grains, fruity with elderflower notes and light bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry finish. Quite OK.

500ml bottle from the Crafty Pint, Darlington. Foam-over on opening. Black in colour, off-white foamy head leaving lacing and aroma of cinnamon, dark fruits, yeasty. Taste is malty with dark fruits, berries, and some spicy bitterness. Medium bodied, medium to high carbonation, dry tangy & fruity bitter finish. Quite OK.

Cask at Half Moon, Darlington. Golden amber colour, white foam head and citric yeasty aroma. Taste is malt, caramel, biscuit with a citrusy note and earthy bitterness. Thin bodied, soft carbonation, dry woody yeasty finish. OK.

Bottle split at the 9.49 CBC boost tasting, Clerko, 03/06/15 thanks to the Wingman. Slow gusher. Dark mahogany brown with a big old tan covering. Nose is light roast, toffee, spice, hint of coffee, charr. Taste comprises dark fruit notes, toffee, earthy tones, light spice, cocoa, wood tinge. Medium bodied, prickly carbonation, semi drying close. So so, pretty basic, over carbed - mild infection?

Bottle thanks to the Wingman. It pours cloud deep brown with a massive beige head. The nose is soft, toffee, earthy roast, miscellaneous tang, cocoa and fudge. The taste is toasty, earthy, wood, caramel, toffee, ash, pine, some astringency, minerals and a generic fruity vibe. Medium body and moderate+ carbonation. There is a feeling that there might be a bit of infection kicking off here. Not sure on this one.

Bottle shared at craft beer co clerko. Many thanks to wingman for this one. Big gusher. Brown coloured pour with a lasting off white head. Aroma is mineral, stale nutty malts. Little tart Apple on the nose. Flavour is compose of plastic, nutty malts, apple, semi sweet, tart apple. Palatw is stale malts, tart, lowish carbonation.

Bottle shared in London - thanks to Dave. Pours deep brown with a creamy tan head. The nose has some leathery fruits, earthy hops, bread. Light to medium sweet flavor with jammy fruits, smoke, cocoa. Medium bodied with average carboantion. Sweet finish with some toastsed leaves, bread, cocoa. Not bad.

Cask at Darlington Beer Festival, June 2014. Clear golden colour, thin white head and malty, citrus aroma. Taste is biscuity malt with citrusy bitterness. Light bodied, low to medium carbonation, dry bitter finish. OK.