6.5

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

Family gathering at my place on Saturday 23rd November 2024, shared a few beers with Andy (AndyTF2), this being one of them. 500ml bottle from Stan's. Clean golden body, wispy topping. Light citrus aroma, some floral esters too, taste is a decent blend of semi-sweet maltiness and bittering hops.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from King Arthur's Labyrinth. Color: Black, brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, black coffee, dark chocolate. Taste: Espresso, roasted malt, dark chocolate. Earthy. Moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. Smooth, almost creamy mouthfeel. Medium body, below average carbonation. Long lasting finish. Nice British Stout.

6.1

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

Bottle. Nice label. Color: Clear golden, white head. Aroma: Floral hop. Taste: Floral and earthy hop, light hints of citrus fruit. Malty and bit grainy base. Medium body, average carbonation. Ok.

6.5

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

Bottle. Almost silent opening. Deep gold, small white head. Aroma is peachy with citrus & some tropical fruit. Not flat but I’d guess carbonation is lower than intended. Fairly rich bread and peach followed by citrus and more stone fruit as bitterness builds. Probably NQR but still pretty good.

5.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

27/6/2024. Bottle at Gigi Gao's Favourite Authentic Chinese Restaurant, Swansea Marina. Pours clear dark golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma is peachy, lychee, caramel, malt, vanilla, banana, apricot, toffee apple. Quite sweet with mlid bitterness and a slight fruity tart edge. Moderate body, average carbonation. Served its purpose with a Chinese.

6.4

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

Bottle from Asda Supermarket, Manchester. Golden good-looking cider with perhaps not the most stated of apple flavours, but there's enough of the mildly sweetened fruit to enjoy.

6.6

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

Bottled. Amber colour, mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is fruity, some toffee, mild wooden and some slight toffeeish and dark fruits. Flavour is toasted, nutty, liquorice, some mild nutty and mild dark fruity tones to it.

15/03/2009. WORMS HEAD HOTEL, RHOSSILI, Swansea, Wales

17/07/1999. BLACK LION, High Street, CARDIGAN, Ceredigion, Wales (TOMOS WATKINS)

21/05/2016. DORIC ARCH, Euston Station Colonnade, 1 Eversholt Street, Euston Square, LONDON, NW1, England (FULLERS)