Cask at the plough.. Soft sweet floral fruit.. Light sweet fruit.. Light herbal.. Soft juicy sweet fruits6

Cask at the plough... Worcester... Amber... Thin white head. Soft herbal.. Soft sulpherous nose.... Soft fruit.. Light floral sulpherous fruit.. Light soft fruit

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

Handpull cask at the Kings Arms, Leicester. Dark brown, mostly opaque with a thick khaki/tan head. Chocolate fudge, some dark malts, a touch of liquorice and a metallic note to the aroma so definite mixed bag there. Sweet taste, some Tootsie roll fudginess, a bit of of red grape. Light hoppy bitterness in the finish with berry notes. Soft carbonation, light to medium body. Decent.

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

Cask at the Plough, Worcester on 1st April 2023. Impenetrably black with tan foam and full lacing. Rich, roasty malts aroma. Bitter and intensely roasty in-mouth, with hints of smokiness, and a lengthy finish echoing the liquid taste. Full bodied with an engaging texture. Utterly exquisite.

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

Cask at the Plough, Worcester on 31st March 2023. Golden amber with lasting white foam and scant lacing. Bitter hoppy aroma. Intense bitter hoppiness in liquid pass and finish. Smooth mouthfeel and a light to medium body. Exquisite.

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

Cask at the Hollybush, Stourport. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is treacle and milk chocolate. Taste has milk chocolate yoghurt throughout with some coffee and roast on the finish.

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

Gravicask, 1/3 pint at GBBF Winter '23. Shared with Finn. Dotted spots on the glass from a diminishing beige head. Deep black body. Earthy malts on the nose, lightly smoked. Fine blended taste of chocolate malts, earth, and distant dried fruits. Roasted, slightly smoked, dark malt-driven finish. Pleasing. (Burton upon Trent, 17.02.2023).

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours golden yellow with a small white head. Just some vague floral hops in the aroma. In the mouth the hops are more bitter though there is an underlying sweetness. Texture is quite juicy with grians to the fore plus ints of citrus and corn. Finish is bitter and slightly sticky. This is decent – plenty of taste to it.

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

Half at The Dog Inn. Bright golden pour with a sturdy creamy white head, solid lacing. Grainy, bready aroma. Taste is grainy and soft, a slight dry bitterness at the finish. Body is exquisite, creamy, velvety, dense, smooth.