7

Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - 29/30 toasted and sweet malty with some caramel and toffee like sweetness, citrus fruity with hoppy undertones,soft cask carb, light hop spice into the malty hoppy finish.

6.8

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

189 years ago this month the Tolpuddle Martyrs received their pardon after convictions for Unionising. This Unity is a very tasty marriage of hops and bready notes. Some fruitiness too.

6

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

Cask at the standing order. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, toffee, floral, taste is sweet, toffee, bitter. 6

6.4

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

Clear amber with a frothy white head and soft fruit malt and a touch of citrus on the nose. Sweet caramel malt, some tangy orange and bitterish floral hops ahead of a dry bittersweet finish

6.5

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

[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A reddish chestnut pour with a ring of white head; malty aroma with a hint of spice; malty body with some apple and red berries; then a spicy bitterness to finish.

6.6

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

Pint on cask at the red lion jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading. Clear copper coloured with a thin white head and a light prickle of carbonation. Great condition actually. Caramel up front, then plenty of fruity marmalade. There's a lasting dry, crackly finish of autumn leaves. I like the oranginess, but the aftertaste gets a bit unpleasant. Very traditionally British tasting; it's ok, but it's a long way from being the red IPA that the brewer claims it is.

7.6

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

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit, orange, caramel. Taste is more of the same. Light bitter finish.

On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - golden amber with a thin beige head.
Nose - orange, melon and caramel.
Taste - toast, toffee going into caramel.
Palate - light bodied, some sweetness then bitter malt finish.
Overall - a solid citizen.

6

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

Cask at Captain Alexander, Liverpool. Pours “bitter brown” with a small off-white head and good lacing. Floral hops and berry fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet but somewhat thin. Malts and caramel dominate the flavour with hints of traditional hops, honey and melon. Sweetness lasts into the finish. I suppose this is reasonable, but it’s rather bland. [ and IMHO not a Red IPA as it is neither red nor an IPA ]