7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

20/11/2025. Cask at the Southend Beer & Cider Festival, 2025.

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

20/11/2025. Cask at the Southend Beer & Cider Festival, 2025.

7.3

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

cask at cloisters ...dark amber ...thin tan head ...soft sweet caramel toffee malts nose ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit

7.8

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

Cask at Cloisters. Pours black with a thin beige head. Aromas of caramel, chocolate and nuts. Taste is praline, Ferrero rocher. Sweet finish. Full bodied. Bit roasty at the back.

6.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Plaform Bar, Hexham, 15/05/2025.
Golden amber topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is stewed fruits, biscuit, grains, herb.
Taste comprises fruit slice, hedgerow, a little twiggy, toffee.
Medium body, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge.
Okay bitter.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

6.5

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

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers! Aroma is of biscuit, caramel and wafer. Bitter caramel biscuit taste. Not watery with minimal carbonation. Not bad.

7

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

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers. Aroma of roasted malts, coffee, cocoa, chocolate, dried fruit and dark fruits. The aroma did not really follow through to the taste and was a bit thin. Slightly dry bitter finish.