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5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask At Loughborough beer festival 2022. Pale golden colour with a thin head. Light citrus and fairly thin body.

5.5

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

Keg at the Ale Wagon, Leicester, 08/10/21. Clear light golden with a good sized white head. Nose is lemon rind, herb, grass, grains. Taste comprises grass, herb, light white peppery spice, lemon zest. Light bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so affair ... came over quite watery and lacking flavour ... weakest of the 9 Hoskins beers on offer at the Ale Wagon by a couple of marks.

7.2

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

Keg at the Ale Wagon, Leicester, 08/10/21. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is dried fruits, malt forward, brown bread, toffee. Taste comprises fruit cake, toffee, spice, kiss of alcohol, dried fruit esters, dates, raisins. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent keg fayre with a nice mellow buzz going on.

5.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Ale Wagon, Leicester, 08/10/21. Clear golden with an off white cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is faint citric drizzle, airy malts, crackers, grains. Taste comprises grass, lemon rind, trace of herb, touch of stewed fruits. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Rather bland but well kept and slips down easy.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Ale Wagon, Leicester, 08/10/21. Clear golden blonde with a white cap. Nose is pale malts, grass, grains, lemon rind, hint of cereals. Taste comprises grass, lemon drizzle, crackers, grains, herb. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a dusty hop presence. Ok stuff.