Cask at JDW Bishop Vesey; light copper pour with off white head, peach and pine aroma, decent amount of American hop coming through grapefruit and pine with some caramel malt action, moderate bitter finish.

Cask handpull at Victoria Spoons. Clear amber colour lasting off white head. Some good American fruity hops on this. I thought a tasty enjoyable beer. Probably the 2nd best of the festival so far. Good drying bitterness on the finish. Good beer

Cask handpull at The Old Buttermarket Canterbury. Clear amber colour lasting thin white head. Flowery floral aroma. Wow that is hoppy. Good hops though. Tropical fruit not very bitter on the finish but some sting. Very decent. I liked this especially the tropical fruit

Cask @ Horniman at Hays, London. Clear dark golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 051013

On the 3rd Oct 2013 my wife and I had 22 half-pints between us at the 35th Telford Beer Festival: this was one of those 22 from a choice of 34 hand-pulls in The Crown Inn, Oakengates. Lovely looking dark brew (black actually): with a good, solid head of tan coloured foam on top. Rich aroma and taste of roasted but not burnt malts: chocolate and coffee notes coming through very clearly, a fine beer and another one I’d happily stayed on if the mission hadn’t been set to try as many beers as possible before our taste buds went.

Cask @ Honiman at Hays. Clear golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, cramel, hop and a little citrus. Flavour is malt, fruit, caramel, medium sweet, hop, little citrus, little grapefruit and a little bitter.

Tap @ Hornimans at Hays. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, caramel, flowers and hops.

Cask at the Swan (Nicholson’s), Hammersmith. A golden amber pour with a loose cream head; muted tropical fruit aroma; soft, and sweet with a tropical fruit flavour and a touch of citrus; then a clean grapefruit finish. A really drinkable IPA.

Cask at The Fountain Inn, Gloucester. Cool refreshing pale with a mild hint of lemon. Foamy head that persists through the pint.

Cask(@Queen’s Arms, Kensington): Deep golden, hazy, stable small White head, moderate spicy, almost a bit piney, hoppy nose with the usual fruity-malty Background; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, rather light bodied; lingering, lingering dry hoppy finish with a solid fruitiness. A bit thin, but still a nice one...