7

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

Bottle from Northumbrian Gifts. Clear light gold, small white consistent head. Aroma is somewhat sweet, floral, lemon; decent freshness to it. Taste is floral, herbal and sweet, decent crispness and bitterness in the finish. Light to medium bodied, dry. Good.

7.5

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

500ml bottle from NE brews. Bronzy gold colour, foamy white head and aroma of dried fruit, yeast. Taste is tangy, malt, dried fruits, alittle candied orange rind, bread, yeasty, moscatel barrel, hints of spice, drying with some bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy spicy bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.

6.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Frothy head clear golden colour, drank at my local and one of a final few in 2024. Fuller-bodied hopped IPA, pretty solid for its style.

6.6

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

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Gluten Reduced. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, fruit, hops. Taste is malt, grain, biscuit, tangy, fruity with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry twiggy bitter finish. Quite drinkable 7 3 7 3 13 3.3

6.6

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

Cask at Chapel, Middlesbrough. Gluten Free. Golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt, fruit, citrus, hops. Taste is sweetish, malty, grain, biscuit, and fruity, citrus, tangy with hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable

7

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

Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Dark brown black colour with reddish tinge, thin beige foam head and aroma of roast malt, chocolate, cherry hint. Taste is sweet, roasty malt, milk chocolate, dark fruity, cherry bakewell tart notes, with tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying chocolatey bitter finish. Nicely drinkable

7

bottle at home ...deep brown ...no head ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..juicy sweet caramel malts

7.5

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

Bottle from the very friendly CAMRA stand at the Birmingham NEC Good Food Show. Clear yellowy gold with a light fizz and a white head. Zingy citrus (lemon and pink grapefruit) overlays a sweetish biscuit base. Little complexity but pretty enjoyable. Decent session brew.

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7

Decent.