Cask at Four Thieves. It poura clear deep brown with a medium bubbly beige head. The aroma is rich, sweet, molasses, burnt toffee, earthy, wood, resin and fruit cake. The taste is way more bitter than expected, some astringency, drying black tea, fruit, earth, resinous, spice, wood, twig, dirt, burnt toast and earth finish is very dry and abut astringent. Medium body and soft carbonation. Pretty harsh and harsh. Very woody and also astringent in places. Not so great.

Cask at Four Thieves. It pours clear golden - amber with a small white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, a touch grainy, tropical fruits, mango, passion fruit, apricot, hint of celery and piss. The taste is drying, bitter, some underlying graininess, tannins, pine, tropical fruit punch, mango and such like, apricot, resin and what feels like a bit more alcohol presence than your would expect for this abv. I like elements of this, but it is a bit incoherent. I prefer the others in the series so far.

Cask at Four Thieves. It pours clear blonde with a small white head. The aroma is soft, grassy, floral, white bread, biscuit and hay. The taste is dry, some bitterness, quite clean, tannin, straw, hay, grass and earth with a drying finish. Light body and soft carbonation. Maybe a bit too drying. OK I suppose. I have certainly had worse spring blonde ales.

Cask at Four Thieves. It pours clear golden - amber with a small white head. The aroma is fresh, bitter - sweet, green, grassy, pine, floral, greengage and tangerine. The taste is dry, bitter, floral, spicy, slightly soapy, pithy citrus, straw and grass with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A bit too pithy for me. Fair.

Cask at Four Thieves. It pours clear amber with a small off-white head. The aroma is sweet, brown bread, orange muffin, tangerine, pine and wood. The taste is pretty bitter upfront, pine needles, grapefruit, pithy lemon, pretty zesty, earth, resin, peppery spice and soap with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. A bit drying and soapy after a while, but it’s a decent beer anyhow.

Cask at Four Thieves. It pours clear gold with a decent white head. The aroma is fresh, juicy, tropical fruits, stone fruits, apricot, peach and some tangerine. The taste is pretty bitter upfront, firm dryness, tropical fruits, grapefruit peel, pithy, light soap, earth, pine needles and mild astringency with a lingering bitter - dry finish. Light - medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty bitter. Refreshing.