8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

500ml bottle from Harp Lane Deli in Ludlow. From the bottle. Standard blonde ale aroma. Standard blonde ale flavor profile with pale malts and some light bread. Medium body and medium carbonation. Low bitterness. A nice basic blonde ale.

6.4

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

Old rating from - 30-09-15 - 500ml bottle, a present from a friend who visited Shrewsbury. It pours a golden colour that has a white head that disperses quickly. Aromas of citrus, lemon & barley. Tastes was fruity, with some apricot as well as citrus & lemon. Fairly mild bitter hops aftertaste. Enjoyable

7

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

500ml bottle from Hop Vault, Stourbridge, online. Pour dark brown, moderate sized beige head, modest retention. Aroma is mainly roasted malts with hints of nuts, some sweetness. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate, dried fruits, nuts, semi-sweet. Very pleasant. Light bodied but has a nice smoothness. Good.

6.6

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

500ml bottle from Hop Vault, Stourbridge, online. Clear gold with small white head, well carbonated appearance. Aroma of pale malts, some sweetness, light caramel and pear fruitiness. Taste is biscuit, some pear and berry fruitiness, moderate bitter finish. Good body for a 4.2% although a little cloying, moderate carbonation. Quite nice overall.

6.8

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

500ml bottle from Hop Vault, Stourbridge. Clear straw colour with small white head, nice lacing and retention. Aroma has sweet malts, citrus notably lime, grass, hints of pine. A bit lager like. Taste is like aroma, quite a strong citrus to this, more pine notable in the finish. Decent pale ale.

6.1

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

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Greyhound, Stafford. Pours a pale straw with a small foamy almost white head and good lacing. There’s grains and continental hops in the aroma plus some hints of biscuits. In the mouth it is sweet and tangy with a slightly sharp edge to it. Continental hops are prevalent again alongside summer fruits. Later on traces of lime and pine come through as well. Finish is dry and slightly bitter. This is rather nice. Interesting and certainly better than expected.

7

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

Gravity cask at the 30th Tamworth Beer Festival, Assembly Rooms, 06/09/24.
Black topped with a khaki cap that retains.
Nose is chocolate, vanilla, dark malts, coffee.
Taste comprises chocolate, vanilla, hint of coconut, mellow roast, touch of coffee.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Decent stout.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[50cl bottle from a deli in Ludlow market square.] A bright straw coloured pour with a fading white head; grainy aroma with a trace of citrus; grainy body with some orange and lemon; then some pithy citrus bitterness to finish.

6.5

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

[50cl bottle from a deli in Ludlow.] A straw coloured pour with no head and moderate carbonation, looking more like a cider than a beer; dusty citrus aroma; taste of orchard fruit with a little citrus sweetness ; then some peppery bitterness. An odd beer.