6.6

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

500ml bottle from Sidmouth Unwrapped. Poured a clear amber colour with a shiort-lived fizzy white head. The aroma is malt and woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, malt, light citrus, earthy, woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. An old skool English IPA.

6.6

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

Cask at the imperial Jdw Exeter. A clear dark mahogany brown coloured pour with small loose beige head. Aroma is dry earthy roast, black sugars, liquorice charcoal. Flavour is composed of semi sweet burnt sugars, liquorice, earth, burnt cake. Palate is semi sweet, little sticky, lowish carbonation. Ok

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can from Qwerty Beer Box. Aroma has metallic citrus, bread malts and yeast. Medium gild. Thin translucent white head. Medium bitter. Tart citrus. Metallic. Grains. Light bodied. Watery. Fizzy carbonation. Long dry finish. Fine. Hitting the spot tonight at least.

6.6

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

500ml bottle from Sidmouth Unwrapped. Poured almost black in colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is roasty malt, light chocolate. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter and sweet, with a smooth, rich, liqourice, coffee, light chocolate, liqourice bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

6.6

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

Cask at the Blue Anchor, Teignmouth. Poured a clear copper colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is biscuit malt, woody hops. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, grainy, biscuit dough, light floral, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Volunteer Inn, Sidmouth. Poured a clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light woody hops. The flavour is light bitter, with a yeasty, light, watery, woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.

6

--- Beer merged from original tick of Darkness - The Prince of Ales on 03 Feb 2019 at 21:25 - Score: 6

8.9

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

From cask at Grapes in Mayfair 13.12.21 while waiting for appointment at Geo F Trumper barbers nearby. Translucent golden straw colour. White head and lacing. Excellent aroma of citrusy and meadowy hops and pale malt. A smooth bitterness is lintering on. Very good and served in excellent nick!

6.2

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

Cask at The Black Prince, New Haw. Aroma is malty with a hint of fruit. Clear gold. Foamy if blotchy white head. Light sour citrus streak. A light bitter edge. Underlying cardboard malts. Light bodied. Thin. Slick. Flat carbonation. Dry finish. Nice enough if uninspiring.

6.9

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

Cask at The Railway Inn, Newton Abbot. Pours clear pale golden yellow with a slim white head. Aroma: biscuits, subtle citrus. Taste: biscuit malts, touch of elderflower. Light body with light carbonation. Tasty golden ale.