500ml bottle from ASDA and drunk at home. Very dark brown, opaque with a small beige head. Aroma of cooking chocolate, a little bit of candied orange, some repeater, a bit of coffee grounds. I expected it to be super-sweet. It isn't, but neither does the balance lend it a pleasant quality. It's got some acrid bitterness near the finish that leads to an unfortunate aftertaste. Watery body, high carbonation. Shame, as I thought this might have promise.

Cask at the Olton Tavern. Poured a hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, lemon lime citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a smooth, malty, juicy citrus, light pepper spice, hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

One of the strangest beers I have consumed. Pour is normal, dark gold with small white head and a little halo retention. Aroma is confectionary pineapple and lactose. Taste starts bitter, then a stewed pineapple (not fresh) kicks in then almost as quick the lactose and vanilla double down in flavour with a background of maltiness. After this the bitterness builds and builds until you can feel it grinding in your stomach but that might just be my metabolism! I like my milkshakes fridge cold but this might not work for milkshake styled beers! Maybe they should point that out on the label. The mouthfeel is far and away the best part as it has quite a thick body and low carbonation which works well with the milkshake style. To be honest I'm not wholly convinced by pineapple with milkyness anyway (even in yogurts) and then combining that with beer- it would take a masterstroke to pull off flavour wise. It was a decent effort, and I don't hate it, but its an unbalanced beer.

Historical tick which I am adding as a rate so that I can see the impact it has on my stats. 500 Beers To Try Before You Die. One of those beers I picked up early on when I hadn't really discovered crafty stuff.

Bottle from trade with Dantomlinson, many thanks man. Amber color with medium off-white head. Aroma of coffee, toffee, malt, herbal notes. Taste, caramel, coffee, malt, toffee, herbal notes. Good.

500ml bottle, BBE in 11 months. Pours amber with small white head; fine. Aroma is mainly malt but there is some earthy hops and chocolate coming through but all a bit muted. Taste of malts, grain, nuts, a little spice and quite sweet; nice. Low carbonation but quite smooth which is satisfying. Nice dry bitter finish. Good bitter.

Cask på Bishops Arm, Gustav, Malmö. Gyllengul klar vätska nästan utan skum. Lätt, drickvänlig, ganska söt med lätt fruktiga drag och lätt beska. Mjuk och rund men fint smakdjup och subtila smaknyanser men kanske lite söt och anonym humle. Ok