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

Cask at the Bridge Tavern. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of citrus, pine. Taste is light lemon, light biscuit. Light bitter finish.

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

Cask @ Port Street Beer House, Manchester. Black with a small light-brown head. It is an understated stout that lacks flavour and has a creamier dark malty aroma and taste.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Ebenezers, Crewe. Pours an almost murky chrome yellow with minimal white head and good lacing. I get cigarette ash vaguely in the aroma – that can’t be right, surely ? The flavour in the mouth is clearer. It is sharp with pineapple and grapefruit dominating, plus traces of floral hops. Finish is slightly dry. Reasonable, but not my sort of beer.

Orange peel, sweet, marmalade, jammy

Quite heavy roast, coffee, watery, smooth

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe – at 3.7%. Well the name’s a misnomer for a start ! It certainly isn’t “extra pale” but pours a golden amber with a small off-white head. Citrus is there in the aroma, plus traces of marmalade and malts. Pretty much the same in the mouth, where there is tangerine to the fore and a caramel base. Finish is quite fruity. Drinkable, but not memorable.

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

Half at the Wolf. Black pour with a creamy beige head. Sweet, roasty aroma. Taste starts sweet, roasty malts, milky notes. Smooth, creamy

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

Keg at the Wolf, Bingohame, 12/02/22. Light black with a good sized khaki cap. Nose is dark malts, light roast, charr, dried fruits. Taste comprises mellow roast, toffee, light spice, chocolate biscuit, brown sugar dusting. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad.

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

Keg at the wolf. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a sticky light tan head. Aroma is ashy roast, mushroom, oyster, burnt sugars, char. Flavour is composed of dry earthy roast campfire, mineral, black sugars. Mineral. Palate is dry roast, moderate carbonation. Crisp finish.