7

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

Cask at Square Peg, Birmingham. Pours golden yellow with a small white head and good lacing. The aroma has floral hops and some malty hints. Malts more to the fore in the mouth at the start alongside oranges and some hints of cocoa. Pretty soon though floral hops come to dominate plus traces of mango, spices and herbs – leading to a slightly spicy finish. It’s reasonable - I would call it a Best Bitter though, not a Red Ale.

7

Soft deep dark beginning. Very dry, caramel, bitter sweet. Deep, grain, dark. Burned coffee, very dry, deep roasty. Great deep dark caramelly roasted finish.

6.4

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

Flasche 0,5l: Golden, glasklar, kräftiger stabiler feinporiger Schaum; frische + malzige Nase, leichte Süße, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, dezente Zitrusnoten, grüne Früchte, Grapefruit, Malz, Getreide, leichte Hefearomen, Brot, Brotteig; frischer + leicht fruchtiger Körper, leichte malzige Süße, grasige/florale Hopfenaromen, trockene Zitrusnoten, Grapefruitzest, kräftig Malz, Getreide, spritzig, deutliche Kohlensäure, Brot, Brotteig; malzig-fruchtiger Nachgang

6.2

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

Flasche 0,5l: Golden, glasklar, kräftiger stabiler mittelporiger Schaum; leicht fruchtige + recht würzige Nase, leichte trockene Zitrusnoten, dezente fruchtige Säure, Limetten, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, eher trocken, Malz, Getreide, dezente Hefearomen, trocken-malzige Bitterkeit; frischer + leicht würziger Körper, dezente trockene Zitrusnoten, Limetten, Limettenzest, florale/grasige Hopfennoten, Malz, Getreide, cremig, moderate Kohlensäure, leichte Hefearomen, etwas Maische; malzig-trockener Nachgang

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

330mL bottled Sep 2014, bottle #17287, drunk 9/9/23. Clear dark mahogany. Small, dark beige head quickly to edge. Smells mellow, moderately oxidized, no big whiskey, just gentle smoke, caramel, toffee... Soft, old, moderately oxidized, but you can tell this is a pleasant, easygoing, mellow beer with simple, sweet toffee, chocolate and peat notes. Light vanilla. Wouldn't mind some assertiveness from the whiskey to jazz things up a bit, but my expectations are pretty low for a 9 year-old 330mL bottle that has likely sat warm it's whole life.

6.8

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

Cask at The Star and Garter Bromley 31/07/2023 Grassy and citrus fruity, notes of lemon, grapefruit, straw, light to medium body, bitter edged finish.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Black with a minimal light brown head. Aroma of wooden barrels, smoke and some roasted malt sense. Sweet with a warm smoke and wooden barrels end. From German store, Gutersloh holiday 2023.

6.5

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

500ml. bottle. @Edinburgh, Edinburgh (Scotland). 30/07/2023 [#6.615 Global - #158 Scotland - #1 Harviestoun Brewery (My Scottish brewery #48)] Pours clear light golden with a white head. Mostly lacing. Aroma: biscuit malts, light floral hops and dough. Taste: confectionery, herbal hops and biscuits. Light bodied. Soft hoppyness. Next one please!

6.9

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

Bottle.Golden colour with medium white head.Aroma of zest and citrus also malt and hops nice crispy fresh taste smooth and easy to drink beer.

7

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

Cask at The Star & Garter, Bromley. Gold pour with a white head. Had this countess times back in the 90s/early 2000's, surprised I've not had it since. Anyway, bitter citrus & light spice aromas. Similar action in the taste, touch of nuts in the background. Lightly hoppy finish.