330ml bottle at the Salmon, Leicester. Mid- to dark brown, translucent with a ring of off-white head. Roasted malts, some freshly ground coffee in the aroma. Sweet taste with a balancing bitter edge, some chocolate notes and a bit of savoury yeast extract. Long bitter finish. Medium body & carbonation. Solid but not outstanding porter. And I am afraid that I don't really get any of the Sorachi Ace.

Glass, 1/3 of a pint, hand-pull cask, drunk on the premise, after the 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savoured on December 15, 2019; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, sheet of creamy brown head, light lacing; nose: barely perceptible, malt, coffee, molasses; mouth: malt, coffee, molasses, bittering hops, lightly roasted, acidity, finale in coffee with presence of acidity, medium-bodied, lightly below average carbonation, rather bitter, lightly sweet, raspy and lightly silky texture; in summary: fine

FRANÇAIS
Verre, 1/3 d'une pinte, hand-pull cask, bue sur place, après la 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savourée le 15 décembre 2019; œil : noire, opaque, pas d'effervescence, couverture de mousse crémeuse brune, légère dentelle; nez : à peine perceptible, malt, café, mélasse; bouche : malt, café, mélasse, houblon amérisant, légère torréfaction, acidité, finale en café avec présence d'acidité, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, plutôt amère, légèrement sucrée, texture râpeuse et légèrement soyeuse; en résumé : bien

Glass, 1/3 pint, hand-pull cask, drunk on the premise, after the 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savoured on December 15, 2019; eye: black, opaque, ring of brown head, no lacing; nose: malt, coffee, roast, anise, light molasses; mouth: malt, coffee, roasted, aniseed, light molasses, bittering hops, finale in coffee with good presence of bittering hops, medium body, lightly below average carbonation, more bitter than expected, slightly sweet, lightly raspy texture; in summary: fine

FRANÇAIS
Verre, 1/3 d'une pinte, hand-pull cask, bue sur place, après la 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savourée le 15 décembre 2019; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse brune, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, café, torréfaction, anis, léger mélasse; bouche : malt, café, torréfaction, anis, léger mélasse, houblon amérisant, finale en café avec bonne présence de houblon amérisant, corps moyen, carbonatation légèrement sous la moyenne, plus amère que prévu, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : bien

Glass, 1/3 of a pint, hand-pull cask, drunk on the premise, after the 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savoured on 15 December 2019; eye: golden, clear, no effervescence, ring of off-white head; nose: barely noticeable, malt, English hops, light spices; mouth: malt, English hops, spices (pepper?), more bitter than expected finale in malt with good presence of spices, medium-light body, good carbonation, more bitter than expected, lightly sweet, slick texture; in summary: fine

FRANÇAIS
Verre, 1/3 d'une pinte, hand-pull cask, bue sur place, après la 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savourée le 15 décembre 2019; œil : dorée, limpide, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse blanc cassé; nez : à peine perceptible, malt, houblon anglais, léger épices; bouche : malt, houblon anglais, épices (poivre?), finale plus amère que prévu en malt avec bonne présence d'épices, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, plus amère que prévu, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

Cask at Smithfield, Derby Pours a golden yellow with a small white head. Both malt and hops in the nose with hints of citrus. In the mouth the hop character is more pronounced, and quite a lot of citrus (but not too much), traces of lemongrass and allspice. Finish is bitter with citrus. Nicely balanced and pleasant to drink.

Droog, tabak, citrus

Cask at the Woolpack, London. I like the Southwark brewery for making solid cask ales. This is a decent bitter with thick caramel malts.

Cask at the Dog House, Kennington. Aroma of not much, some sweat. Light colour. lovely spiced hop taste. Some smoke kicked in towards end of the two pints.

Cask at GBBF '19, day 3, 08/08/19. Reddish amber with a decent light beige head. Nose is biscuit malts, brown sugar, dusty hops, dried fruits. Taste comprises sweet malts, biscuit, caramel, stewed fruits. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad at all.