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

330ml bottle from brewery. Hazy dark gold, small white head, circular retention. Aroma of overripe citrus zest, cider vinegar. Sour milk, sharp citrus peel, toast, light caramel in taste. Lots of character although its very sharp and sour.

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

330ml bottle from brewery. Murky brownish red colour with small off-white head. Aroma is boozy Christmas pudding, toffee, candied peel, dried fruits, hints of wood. Taste is sweet sticky toffee, booze, dried fruit, wood. Full bodied and a nice light carbonation. Definitely a sipper this one!

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

330ml bottle from brewery online. Cloudy gold with small white head, modest foam retention. Aroma of pineapple, wood, caramel and cream with a funky touch of overripe fruit. Taste is light sour, passionfruit, cream cheese, white wine. Finish is tangy tropical, wood caramel, alcohol, slightly dry. Of the three aged beers I have had from Attic Brew so far this is the best. Its complex and tasty.

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

440ml can. Dark murky brown with good sized beige head with an excellent retention. Aroma of light roasted malts and cocoa powder. Taste has a light roasted to smoke note, cocoa, dust, nuts. Also a hint of blackberry from the Bramling Cross hops but its subtle and nothing of the spice that can come through. Very pleasant though.

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

440ml can from somewhere! Pours a deep black with small tanned head, some scattered retention. Aroma is roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate but there is a sweetness as well. Taste is big roast and coffee notes, dark chocolate, touch of toffee and liquorice and then there is a fruitiness to it so its not too rich. Full bodied, slightly sticky, light to moderate carbonation. Enjoyable.

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

500ml can from Hop Vault, Stourbridge, online. Slightly cloudy gold with small fizzy white head, no retention but its a sour. A lovely rhubarb and custard aroma, fruity and creamy. Taste is the same. The custard flavouring is especially nice. Hint of wheat and yeast in the background to keep this real. Mosest sourness. Bittering hops kick in at the finish to give it some balance. Smooth body. If this a fake adjunct heavy beer then I will have to buy some more. Its just too tasty.

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

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Handpull cask at the Kings Head, Leicester. Very, very dark brown with a decent-sized khaki head. Aroma of roasted coffee, a little bit of blackberry. Taste is sweet, fruity with undertones of Turkish coffee and liquorice. Bitterness in the aftertaste: soured berry juice and too-strong espresso. It's not quite comfortable in its own skin but I love it all the same.

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

Handpull cask at the Pig & Pump, Chesterfield. Mid-brown and clear with a lacing-inducing off-white head. Biscuity aroma, some woody notes and light turps. Tastes bittersweet with a nice oaky character. Light to medium ou body, soft to nil carbonation. Hmmm. I like a lot of these craftier bitters but something is missing with this one. Like someone explained a traditional bitter to an AI chatbot and they brewed this. I mean, it is decent enough but just feels like there is little soul.

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

Half-pint on-tap in Cherry Red on 8th November 2024. Refreshing pale lager, usual clean and clear lager look, white crown that faded. Crisp and dry (but like the Cooking Oil of that name). It's fine and what I needed after a long crawl around Birmingham.