4

Pint in The Paramount, Oxford Street, Manchester. Rather disappointing, thin, lacking in character.

5

Acceptable pale ale, nothing to shout about. Couple of bottles at home with a pizza.

6.3

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

Given it's a cheap Wetherspoon bought beer I'm guessing it's inexpensive cinnamon in here rather than Ceylon cinnamon - the third most expensive spice! Nevertheless it's a pleasant mildly spiced brew, helped by a very crisp and easy drinking texture. Low bitterness. A sweetness evident in aroma.

7.3

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

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] Am amber pour with a ring of white head; orchard fruit aroma; fresh in the mouth with an immediate fruity bitterness, some toffee apple and a biscuity body; then more hedgerow hop bitterness to finish. A nice seasonal bitter.

6.8

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

Cask at the Abraham Darby, Brierley Hill. Pours orange gold with a large head. Aroma is bready malt. Taste is bready throughout with some orange marmalade on the finish.

6

A decent seasonal bitter. Pint in the Castle in the Air before a Sale match.

5.8

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

A very light bitter with light colour sampled at the Mossy Well. Light carbonation. Mild bitterness, very easy drinking. Not bad.

5.9

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

Fra cask på The Mossy Well: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer lenge. En myk, slank og velsmakende bitter som sklir ukomplisert over drøvelen.

6.4

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

Half pint on cask at the gate house jdw.
Slightly hazy golden pour. Light herbal bitterness.

7

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

Cask at the Crosse Keys (JDW), London. Crystal clear golden-amber with a lasting white head. Woody cinnamon to the fore, balancing the sweetish biscuitty malts and light caramel. Quite liked this. My 20th Cheshire brew, leaving just 5 English counties below the 20 mark.