500ml bottle; 5.6% ABV, BB 28th Oct 2021. Drank at home on 26th Nov 2020. Clean amber bronze body, off-white topping. Malty molasses rule this semi-sweet brew, dark berry hints mid-sip, but it's all about the malts.

Brown with a creamy, off-white head that lingers. Aroma of roasted grains, tobacco, dark chocolate. Pleasant. Taste dominated by a steady, toasted bitterness. Bittersweet at the end with a caramel note. Body to the light side of medium, moderate carbonation. Good.

500 ml bottle, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Allegedly a Bavarian style wheat beer, but it is brewed with orange peel and coriander, like a Belgian witbier. Nearly clear deep golden to amber colour, small white head. Aroma of malts, caramel, brown bread, hints of over-ripe red fruits. The flavour is moderately malty and fruity, with red and dried fruits more than citrus. Moderate hops. Pleasant to drink. Tastes like a decent English bitter more than anything wheaty. I rate beers on a hedonistic scale, and liked this one - if I rated by style, it would fail.

Bottle from Mum. Clear golden body with a white head that holds well. Low carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of pear and grapefruit. Flavour of orange zest and salted lemon. Thin body with a watery, slightly oily texture. Soft fizz. Sharp and tangy. Decent.

Rocky off white head stayed on a reddish brown still body. Red berry & spices aroma. Medium bodied, soft & creamy in the mouth with a lively back. Malt, berry, spices & lightly hopped tastes with tangy fruity finish. Decent Pint

Cask at Kings Highway (JDW), Inverness. Pours clear copper with a beige head. Aroma: malt, caramel, biscuit. Taste: light sweet & light to moderate bitter, caramel, dark fruits, apple. Medium body, soft carb, moderate bitter grassy finish

Bottle from Beersofeurope. Pours a pitch black colour with a medium to large sized thick creamy beige head. Aromas of roasted malts, coffee, chocolate and hints of brown sugar. Taste is similar to the aroma with more of the same notes. Medium bodied, smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Roasty, slightly bitter and ashy finish. Not bad.

Bottle from Beers Of Europe. Label says 5.6%. Pours a clear copper colour with a thin off-white head. Low gentle carbonation. Aromas of caramel, toffee, biscuits and floral hops. Taste has the same notes as the aroma with added nuts, faint citrus notes, orange peel and a spicy peppery finish. Thin to medium bodied with a slick oily mouthfeel. Spicy, peppery and earthy hop bitter aftertaste. Quite nice if not very Christmassy.

Cask at the White Swan Solihull. Poured a clear dark amber colour with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, nutty, light floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a malty, fruity, light caramel, spicy hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Cask at the Duke William, Stourbridge at 5.6%. Pours dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is hedgerow fruits and caramel. Taste is bready caramel and toffee.