6.8

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

Oldham Beer Festival 2025, beer number 8 of the afternoon, at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham. A little thin for a stout, but manages to get some flavour across. Black in colour.

6.6

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

500ml bottle at The Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis. Pours dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, earth & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable

6.6

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

500ml bottle at The Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis. Pours dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, caramel, herbs, earth & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Enjoyable

5.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Bodnant Welsh Food Hall. Aroma is earthy, malty. Fruit and berry edge. Clear chestnut. Thick foamy off-white head attempts to flee the glass. Tangy but sweet fruit and berries. Malts and a woody rasp then come through. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long somewhat astringent finish. Pleasant enough.

6

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

Bottle, online from Stori, Bala. Pour light hazed dark amber with beige foam. Aroma: malty, nutty, caramel, hedgerow. Taste: light sweet & moderate bitter. Medium body with soft carbonation.

6.6

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

Bottle online from Stori, Bala. Pours amber red with beige foam. Aroma: malt, caramel, berries. Taste: light to moderate sweet with medium+ bitterness, caramel, toffee. Towards dry on the palate. Medium body with foamy carbonation.

6

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

Bottle. Color: Clear golden, white head. Aroma: Malty. Taste: Malty, bread, biscuit, floral hop backbone. Very light hints of citrus. Medium body, below average carbonation. Moderate to over moderate sweet, light hopbitterness. Ok, but not much going on.

6.9

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

Bottle. Amber with a cream head. Aroma of toffee, bread. Rich but only moderately sweet with a good peppery bitter at the end.

6

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

Bottle at home. A birthday gift. Pale golden colour with a white head. Light citrus and sweet. Light body.