(Cask at Black Door, 20140411) The beer poured reddish brown and clear. Its head was small, white, dense and it lasted long. Aroma had toffee, malts and caramel. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were toffee, malts, caramel, sweet hops, earth and bitterness. Aftertaste had toffee, malts and bitterness. A nice balanced bitter.

Cask at Black Door, Helsinki. Colour is clear orange with small bubbly white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, toffee, sweetness, some hops and malts. Pretty basic.

Cask at The Guildford. Pours clear amber, decent just off-white head. Nice citrus and berry hop aromas, but quite a lot of butterscotch. More butter on the taste too. Light caramel sweetness. OK.

Cask at JDW Charlie Hall; light copper pour with a foamy off white head, nut and malt aroma, taste has a hint of spice with caramel along with a feint amount of hop and moderate bitterness.

Cask at the Hobgoblin, High Wycombe. Deep golden with a moderate white head. Weak and bland tasting; some caramel with a little grass and lemon. Disappointing coming from Loddon who are normally pretty reliable.

Cask@ Angleterre. Deep amber, thick head. Oatmeal, sweet fruity aroma. Flavor has sweet malt, nutty notes, leather. Dull finish.

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NERAX North cask festival. 11/16/2013. Color is an orange gold displaying no head. Nose is bread malt with light notes of citrus. Flavor has hints of oats upfront with Fuggles hops with caramel malt to smooth out the Fuggles. Extremely simple and light.

Cask at the Claue Du Vall, Camberley, 16/11/13. Clear golden with a moderate white cap that retains well, decent full glass lacing ensues. Nose is bready malts, light toffee, fruits, pinch of spice. Taste comprises light sugars, toffee, touch of fruit loaf, biscuit crumble, mellow bramble fruit notes. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, smooth on the palate, light bitterness in the finish. Great sessionable bitter, I could have sat on this one for a few hours. This really showcases the time you catch a cask beer in optimal condition and how you could have the same beer in the pub next door at 2.8 , then hit an optimal one at 3.4/3.5. Great bitter.

Cask at Black Door, Helsinki. Colour is clear light copper with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Bitterness, hints of fruits and hops, grain and malts. Soapy and watery.

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