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

3rd December 2025
Cask at Pigs Ear. Near clear amber beer, small bubbly tan head. Airy palate, semi dry, mild fine carbonation. Mellow and thin bodied malts, mild caramel and cream. A flaccid over ripe and boring brew.

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Gravity Cask at day 2 of the 41st Pigs Ear Beer Festival, 03/12/2025.
Deep mahogany brown with a beige cap that clears to the edge.
Nose is dried fruit rinds, toffee, biscuit, brown bread.
Taste comprises fruit slice, biscuit, toffee, dates.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close.
Tidy enough bitter.

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

Pigs Ear 2025. Gravity. Nice bitter. Pleasant toasted grains, crackers, berries, earth and leaves. Decent balance. Bitter linger. Good stuff.

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

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

Pale gold with a frothy white head and a soft fruit hop aroma. Light and smooth, soft fleshy fruit on top of light biscuit malt, some floral notes, a hint of citrus bitterness and maybe that touch of spice ahead of a dry finish.

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

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 17th October 2025. Sepia to almost impenetrably black with shallow tan foam affording spot lacing. Rich and intense roastiness in aroma. Grassy hop notes, roasty malts, coffees and dark chocolates in-mouth, with the suggestion of smoke. A lasting roasty finish. Full bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Splendid.