Half pint, 3.9% abv, cask in fine shape at The Cross Keys, Covent Garden. Spotty lacing-head. Copper-red body. Welcoming aroma of late fruits and sweet malts. Mild caramel malts in flavour sustained by orange fruits. Lingering aftertaste of dry bitterness (London, 02.08.2009).

This was my fourth Brodies beer at the splendid, little pub in Soho called The Old Coffee House. A half pint was served at the right drinking temperature from well kept cask. Deep reddish, or perhaps, mahogany in body colour. Glittering, naked on the surface. Malt-fruity aroma. Well balanced flavour of citrus fruits and caramel malts. Rounded aftertaste. A bit thin on the swallow, otherwise a delicious brew. Enjoyed in an almost perfect pub atmosphere on a sunny Sunday afternoon in London (02.08.2009).

Half pint in perfect shape, hand pulled at The Old Coffee House in Soho. Unclear grey-yellow body colour. Fragile glass-lacing. Aroma of spiced fruits. Well rounded taste of wheat, a discreet touch of coriander and sweet, late fruits. Lighter bitter endnotes. Smooth in the mouth. A little too sweet maybe (London, 02.08.2009).

Half pint, hand pulled from cask at The Old Coffee House, Soho. Served at ambient temperature and found to be in fine condition. Golden-yellow body with a very slight haze. Bright naked surface. Inviting floral aroma. Fruity hopped flavour with a nice grapefruit touch and ending with dry bitterness. Refreshing. Medium bodied (London, 02.08.2009).

Half pint, cask, served at room temperature and enjoyed in a perfect and classic British pub atmosphere. The name of the pub is The Old Coffee House, an outlet in central London for the Brodies beers. Slightly hazy, golden body. Fragile lacework on the glass. Nice citric aroma. Rather sharp taste of seville oranges with a lingering mild bitter aftertaste. Well balance and bodied for the low abv (Soho, London 02.08.2009).

Cask@The Cross Keys. Yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is honey, fruits, nectar and also rather sweet maltyness. Flavour is flowery and grassy hops along iwth some nectar and honey. Semi-dry palate.

Cask@The Cross Keys. Coppery colour, mediumsized creamy beige head. Nice lace. Aroma is fruits, sweet wood, yeast annd some red berries. Flavour is wood, some berries as well as quite earthy notes.

Cask via handpump at the Star, Highgate, London N19 on 18th July 2009. Amber, and slightly hazy, with short-lived, fully-dissipating off-white head. Sharply bitter with malt aromas overtaken by salient bitterness which lasts to a very long dry finish on a slightly textured mouthfeel afforded by mild natural carbonation (condition). Some grassiness develops later.

Cask at the Star, London N19, on 5th July 2009. The gold-coloured beer was served crystal clear with a small, but lasting white head that left slight deposits on side of glass during moderate speed of consumption. The ale was on the best form that I have drunk it. Hempy hop aroma moves quickly to a very bitter taste on the roof of the mouth with the herby hop continuing, finalising with a long, satisfying finish of hoppy bitterness.

Cask at the King Charles I, Kings Cross, London on 2nd July 2009. Virtually black with a lasting cream-coloured head. Looks beautiful in the glass. Coffee and roast barley notes strongly pleasant in both nose and main body taste, leading to a long finish on a pleasant mouthfeel. The ale was in excellent condition at this pub.