Cask at The Australia, Porthmadog. Pours clear pale gold with a thick white head. Strong elderflower and lemon aromas. Taste is grassy, elderflower, creamy lemon. Has a bite on the finish.

330ml bottle from Stori, Bala. Pours a very dark brown, small pale tan head. Aroma is fairly promising with nice dark chocolate mouse notes. Taste falls short in comparison, very thin on the palate with fleeting chocolate and vanilla notes that disperse quite quickly. Not a great chocolate porter.

Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a hazy yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak citrus spicy elderflower aroma. Fruity malty weak citrus hoppy flavor with hint of elderflower. Has a fruity malty weak citrus hoppy elderflower finish.

330ml bottle from Stori, Bala. Pours clear gold, thin white head. Toffee malt aroma. Taste presents a distinctive English hop profile with moderately sweet toffee malts, earthy fruity marmalade hops with a light bitterness. For what it is, it’s ok, but wouldn’t go out of my way for this again.

Glass, 12 ounces, at the 2016 Swansea Beer & Cider Festival, trip to Swansea, Amsterdam and Paris with Louise, savoured on August 26 2016; eye: mahogany, semi-opaque, beige head made up of rather large bubbles, no lacing; nose: malt, light grain, English hops, spices including pepper; mouth: malt, light grain, English hops, spices including pepper, light astringency, medium body, below-average carbonation, surprisingly bitter, grainy texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Verre, 12 onces, bue au 2016 Swansea Beer & Cider Festival, voyage à Swansea, Amsterdam et Paris avec Louise, savourée le 24 août 2016; œil : acajou, semi-opaque, mousse beige formée de bulles plutôt grosses, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, léger grain, houblon anglais, épices dont poivre; bouche : malt, léger grain, houblon anglais, épices dont poivre, légère astringence, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, curieusement amère, texture granuleuse; en résumé : correct

Cask half-pint at the New Inn, Newport Shropshire on 1st April 2017. Light amber pour, soft white head. Nice blend of toffee like maltiness and a fruity hoppiness with a slight citrus leaning. One of 25 beers at the pubs first festival.

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Purple Moose Ysgawen ].Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity, flowers - perfume, elderfloweers. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. pale malt, fruity, elderflowers. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 6-3-6-3-12

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2015, National Winter Ales Festival (2015), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Purple Moose Calon Lân ].Clear medium yellow - orange amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fudge, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fudge, caramel, dusty malt, sweet malt, candy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150213] 6-3-7-3-13

Cask at the Queen Hotel (JDW), Aldershot. A pale amber pour with a loose white head; pleasant elderflower aroma; crisp elderflower taste with a creamy body; and a clean finish. Exactly as expected.