7.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Handpull cask at Derby Tup, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield for £2.50 a bloody pint. Deep red, clear with a gorgeous beige head heaving lots of lacing. Malty aroma, soft and resinous with perhaps a hint of blackberry. Sweet taste followed by a fuller bitterness spreading to the back of the throat in the long finish. Full body with soft carbonation. Incredible for the style.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club Beer Festival 09Nov24. Dark amber brown colour, beige foam head and aroma of malt, candy, yeast, booze. Taste is sweet, malty, brown sugar, caramel, candy, dried fruit, with whisky, wood barrel, yeasty notes and boozy earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying sweet boozy finish. Nicely drinkable

6

Extremely dry.

8

Hell of a train beer...

6.6

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

Cask at ORB, Darlington. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, grain, citric, hops. Taste is malty, grainy, biscuit, with citrusy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Amber bronze colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of malt, caramel, roasted hint, fruit. Taste is tangy, malty, caramel, roasty note, and fruity with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry malty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Nose is fruity hints of coffee blackcurrant shades of chocolate and licorice. Taste is much more bitter than the nose implies, dark chocolate, soy, almost meaty, slightly salty, licorice with coffee in the background. Slick Mouthfeel. Very good

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Marvellous trad bitter. Slightly hazy amber with a frothy white head and a malty, floral aroma. Full of malt and fruit with floral, leafy bitterness finishing it all off

8.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Cask at Petersgate Tap, Stockport. Pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. There’s a heady aroma of honey and figs with some floral hops mixed in for good measure. In the mouth the strongest sensation is of cloying honey sweetness, with plenty of dates, malts and bananas too. Later on the alcoholic strength makes itself evident leading to a boozy and slightly dry finish. This is rather nice – and dangerously drinkable !

6

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

Cask at Magnet, Stockport. Pours muddy burnt orange gold with white foam. Aroma: peach, nectarine, citrus, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, light caramel, more peach, nectarines, pine, citrus. Medium body with soft carbonation. A bit muddled overall.