7

Magus, mõru, karamelline, linnaseline, kuiv. Ok.

7.3

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

Bottle at the Royal Exchange, Stourbridge, 28/02/2025.
Clear golden amber topped with an off white cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is stewed fruits, biscuit, caramel, grains.
Taste comprises liquid fruit cake, spice, prunes, dates, figs.
Medium bodied with a little bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a hint of booze.
Tidy winter warmer.

7.8

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

6.8

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

Pours a clear golden-amber colour with a small, loose, diminishing head. Aroma is malty, caramel, toffee, and light grassy hops. A moderately sweet and malty taste, caramel, toffee and sweet malt flavours with a mellow hoppy bitterness.

7

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

Clear chestnut brown with a creamy/frothy off-white head. Subtle malty nose, smooth and creamy, nutty malt with hints of dark fruit, a touch of dry bitterness and a long dry finish

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Clear pale gold with a creamy/frothy white head. Sweet malt on the nose, smooth and semi-creamy with sweet malt up front before floral hop bitterness cuts in, and a dry bittersweet finish. A veritable classic and in fine form

Historic check-in

03/06/1978. PLOUGH & HARROW, 82 High Street, KINVER, Staffordshire, England (BATHAMS)

07/03/1981. ROYAL EXCHANGE, 75 Enville Street, STOURBRIDGE, West Midlands, England (BATHAMS)

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Royal Exchange, Stourbridge. Pours dark orange brown with a small head. Aroma is toffee, caramel and dried fruit. Taste has sweet, sticky toffee, caramel and bready dried fruits. Touch of sulphur.