6.5

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

Cask at the Pup & Duckling, Solihull. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is grainy, yeasty. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a smooth, malt, light yeast, herbal, light citrus, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Bottle. A gift from Totnes. The person not the place. Clear amber. Frothy suds of lasting pale tan head. Nose has caramel. Bit of rye like spice. Marmalade hoppage. Twist of ripe citrus fruit. Taste is semi sweet with a decent hop spice bitterness. Good body. Fair bitter finish. Nice trad job.

6.3

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

Clear gold. Frothy foamy white head. Aroma has upfront citrus over a malty base. Light-medium bitter. Citrus with a quinine hit. Underlying sweet malts but the quinine element really takes over. Light-medium bodied. Slick verging on thin. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. A bitter lager (well, Pils).

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Keg at the Free Trade Inn, Byker, 15/05/2025.
Golden blonde topped with a white head.
Nose is pale malts, herb, mellow citric zest.
Taste comprises grass, weed, dank bite, citric tinged straw, toasted grains, grassy.
Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, drying close.
Tidy pils with a hoppy back note..

6.1

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

6.4

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

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Can at the Heart Of Northumberland, Hexham, 15/05/2025.
Clear golden topped with an off white cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is orange zest, straw, melon.
Taste comprises orange peel, mineral bite, melon, grass, herb.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close spiked with mellow hop bitterness.
Okay pale if a little raw in places.

6.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Bottle split at the Heart Of Northumberland, Hexham, 15/05/2025.
Deep amber with a reddish glint and topped with a light beige cap that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is biscuit, herb, straw, dull fruit esters.
Taste comprises toffee, brown bread, stewed fruits, grains.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Passable for the style.

7

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

Can from Taste of Northumberland. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light tropical fruit and dried herbs. Taste adds some citrus and biscuit. Thin finish.