Cask at the Chiltern Taps, Wycombe. Pump clip was selling this as Brewdolph made by The Park Brewery. However, investigation reveals that this is apparently just a rebadge of Banks's Amber. So first off I'd like to send a load of Christmas humbug to the Scrooges at both Banks and their paymasters at Marston's both for the lazy re-badging, and for the blatant theft of another existing brewer's name. I mean, how hard is it to knock up a new crap beer for Christmas? Every other regional brewery manages it. Anyway, as I hadn't had Banks Amber at least it was still a new rate. So; it's amber (obviously) in colour with a thin white head. It's sweetish, with a hint of caramel, a hint of orange and a mild dirty bitterness in the finish. It's bland and dull. And I'm knocking a further point off an already low score for the whole re-badging fiasco. Take that and stick it up your money-grabbing arses, Banks!

Bottle, from historic notes. As Bank's Bitter. Source not recorded. Poured amber with an off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, light hop, some fruit and boiled veg. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness. Light body, watery texture, soft carbonation. Wasn't very good.