Bottle thanks to Leighton via BenH. It pours hazy amber with a thick off-white head. The nose is pumpkin, vegetal, baked pineapple, alcohol, light sweetness and earth. The taste has less pumpkin than the nose, nice bitterness, some alcohol warmth, wood, leaf, metal, spice and earth with a dry, somewhat spicy finish. Medium body and mod carb. Pretty solid all-round.

Bottle thanks to Leighton. Clear amber colour thin beige head. Not overly spicy. Some ok malts. Fine.

cask ... deep ruby ...light smoky soft fruit nose ... soft toffee fruits ... mellow malts ... light smoke... not to meaty or fishy ... ok but not

Bottle. Deep golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is smoked, malt, hop, caramel. Flavour is smoked, malt, hop, caramel, fruit. Medium body. Ordinary beer.

Aroma: Dark chocolate and roasted malt.

Appearance: Black body with a large tan head that holds well. Light lacing.

Taste: Red grape and chocolate with a slightly tangy finish. Nice balance of citrus and malt flavours.

Palate: Medium body with a slick, oily texture. Average carbonation.

Overall: Brewed as a low ABV ’Irish style’ stout - I’d definitely choose this over Guinness.

On tap @ Blue Blazer. Pours amber with a nicely proportioned head. The nose is unusually earthy with vegetal notes too, perhaps some sweat as well. The taste is more of the vegetables, perhaps root vegetables other than pumpkin. The palate is medium bodied and textured with a clean finish. Overall, this is the first time I’ve really tasted pumpkin in a pumpkin beer as it is usually buried amongst biscuity malt and spices such as cinnamon. A valent effort but it doesn’t give me as much pleasure as the other Cromarty or Tempest beers.

From cask at Inn Deep. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity hoppy, grapefruity and peachy. Bitter, citrusy and light grapefruity. Dry and bitter. Citrusy hoppy finish.

From cask at Blackfriars. Purs clear snd golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is grapefruity and peachy. Bitter, fruity, grapefruity and peachy. Mild sweet impression. Bitter and dry finish. Light malt presence. Bitter and dry finish.

50 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild grapefruity and citrusy. Bitter, grapefruity and citrusy. Dry and bitter finish, lingering fruity. Ends dry and bitter.

From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a smalloffwhite head. Aroma is toasted malt, sweet and caramelosh. Bitter, herbal and dry into a bitter and dry finish.