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

Can from Aldi. It pours clear dark amber with a small, foamy white cap. The aroma is sweet, oily, resinous, candied citrus, peachy, toffee and earth. The taste is dry, oily, bitter, resinous, pithy, orange peel, grapefruit, peppery spice, earth, light tannin, slightly soapy and burnt toffee with a drying, resinous finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and oily mouth-feel. Fine enough.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Black beer, tan head disappears almost immediately. Toasty malt aroma. Tastes of malt, a little milk chocolate and there's a creaminess to it as well as maybe a little aniseed coming through in the finish.

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

500ml bottle from Aldi. Thick black with a thin tan head. Roast malt aroma, flavour is roasty with chocolate and cream notes

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

500ml bottle from Aldi. Dark brown with a moderate of white head. Toffee and fruit aroma and flavour, with a hint of spice in the finish

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

500ml bottle from Carters Rest, Jedburgh. Bright golden amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, grain, vegetal notes. Flavour is malty, grainy, some toffee, with a light tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi-dry malty finish. OK.

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

Cask at Carters Rest, Jedburgh. Golden amber colour, white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of pale malt, citric. Taste is sweetish, malt, biscuit with citrusy earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. Quite OK

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

12/7/2019. Bottle from Dobbies Garden Centre, Cirencester. Pours dark amber with a small off-white to beige head. Aroma of sweet malt, light chocolate, hops, dark fruits, caramel and moderate roasting. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation.

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

Bottle from Dobbies Grden Centre Cirencester. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are berries, fruits, caramel, toasted malt, little nuts and hops. Light bitter caramel finish.

Tanner's Arms, Alnwick

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Cask at The Halfway House. It pours clear amber with a small white head. The aroma is sweet, oily, bready, grainy, very grainy and soapy citrus. The taste is dry, grainy, oily, slick, biscuit, very grainy, raw, soapy citrus cereal and peanuts with a dry, grainy finish. Average body and moderate carbonation. Hard to drink to be honest. Too oily, grainy and thick. Substandard.