Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Chester Beer and Wine. Clear copper colour with moderate sized white head, decent retention. Aroma of brown bread, caramel, honey, flora. Taste is bready, light zesty and floral hop, honey, quite a drying moderate bitter finish. Light bodied. A reasonable best bitter.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Chester Beer and Wine. Clear gold with small white head, little retention. Aroma of orange, flora, some spice. Taste has a cracker like malt, somewhat floral orange note, dry on the palate, modest bitterness and some spice. Light body, refreshing but ultimately a bit one-dimensional.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Chester Beer and Wine. Clear gold with small white head. Aroma of caramel and floral hop. Taste of light caramel, cracker, flora, some grapefruit. Light to medium bodied, well carbonated. Decent English gold.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Chester Beer and Wine. Now labelled just 'Lakeland Stout' but the description is the same. Pours black with moderate sized beige head. Aroma of toffee, molasses, biscuits, light jammy hints. Taste of molasses, burnt toast ends, brown bread, slightly herbal bitter and dry finish. Occasional jammy notes come through to give contrast. Light to medium bodied, dry. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle from Tebay Services back in June 2015. Pours deep brown with a beige cap. Aroma: dried fruits, fruit cake, candy sugar, earthy. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, caramel, fruit cake, candy sugar, plum, cola, dark fruits. Medium body with light carbonation. Just OK
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 13
Bottle from Tebay Services. Sampled June 2015. Poured clear amber gold with a white cap. Malt, orange citrus, grapefruit, pine. Light to moderate sweet & mopderate bitter, piney dry finish. Medium body with soft carbonation.
26/03/2011. STAN LAUREL INN, 31 The Ellers, ULVERSTON, Cumbria, England
25/09/2008. ST. ALBANS BEER FESTIVAL, Alban Arena, Civic Centre, ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire, England. Check-in dates from when the brewery was known as Stringers
23/01/2013. NATIONAL WINTER ALES FESTIVAL, 371 Oldham Rd, Miles Platting, MANCHESTER, Greater Manchester, England. Check-in dates from when the brewery was known as Stringers
30/04/2009. READING BEER FESTIVAL, King's Meadow, READING, Berkshire, England. Check-in dates from when brewery was known as Stringers