8

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

Bottle at home. A proper ESB! And it was lovely, with deep and rich malt and bitter hops. This is proper English and I love it.

7

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

Pint in my village local. A true English bitter with well balanced bitter hops and malt and all with a sensible abv.

6

Magus, linnaseline, karamelline, mõrkjas. Ok.

6.4

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

Clear chestnut brown. Light sweet, toasted brown bread. Little earth, nip of cocoa, berries. Drinks ok, very basic.

7.6

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

Darker brown. Aroma is caramel, chocolate, fig, plum, light cinnamon, light cake. Taste is sweet rich with medium bitterness. Super rich and low carbonation. Good stuff.

7

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

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of light chocolate and dark fruit. Taste is light roast. Fruity finish. A bit thin.

7.4

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

Cask at Standing Order, Derby. Pours a dark (almost very dark) reddish brown with a small tan head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts and dark fruits in the aroma plus some plumy hints. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with a creamy texture. Flavour has dark fruits, roasted malts, coffee and traces of cocoa wit some liquorice coming through later leading to a fruity finish. This is decent, but is a bit thin.

6.9

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

This is the one of two ales by name previously tried before the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, so not exactly a new rate, but a variation tick. Very nice in cask form. Easy, light roasted, hint of nuttiness in aroma.

6.8

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

On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - deep brown to black with a thin beige head.
Nose - sweet chocolate, then dry chocolate with an edge of plum.
Taste - plums, prunes but mainly chocolate and brown bread.
Palate - light to medium bodied, with a roasty finish.
Overall - pleasant but lacks body.

6.4

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

Cask at the Briar Rose; dark brown pour with a thin light tan head, aroma has light coffee, taste has dark fruits, a hint of liquorice, unexpected taste from the aroma, but was ok