5.9

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

Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 3rd August 2024. Hazy yellow gold with shallow foam and spot lacing. Malty aroma with savoury notes. Dilute fruitiness in-mouth and an insipid finish. Light bodied with a crisp mouthfeel.

6.4

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

Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 3rd August 2024. Hazy pale gold with shallow foam and scant lacing. Spicy pungent aroma. Spicy in-mouth with aniseed, which lasts into finish, joined by tangy fruits. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

6.6

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

On tap at Albert’s Schloss in Liverpool. Number one with a bullet. Orange gold color. Frothy white head. Fruity malt nose. Flavor follows nose. Added notes of biscuity malt and herbal hops.

7

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

Keg at Black Cloak Taproom. Aroma combines caramel with fruit and a slight sourness (turns out a dog had been sick a couple of times after eating a jellyfish). Slightly opaque brown. Creamy off-white head. Flavour has booze and resin bitterness over dark fruit and malts. Light-medium bodied. Relatively thin. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Warming.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Keg at Black Cloak Taproom. Aroma has cacao and an underlying indescribable sweetness. Opaque gold. Translucent white head just recedes to the rim. Flava is citrusy. The cacao is there but ephemeral. Light-medium bodied. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Cream Ale is not a style I have particularly enjoyed in the past but this one lacks the sweetness that puts me off the style.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at Black Cloak Taproom. Aroma is stone fruit, resin amd malts. Light-medium bitter with a sour streak. Slightly hazy light gold. Thin foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter with a sour edge. Malty underbelly. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Punchy. My word for the evening.

6.6

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

Hazy straw coloured with a tiny bubbly white head. Lemons on the nose, very light bodied with a slightly salty, tart lemon flavour, maybe just a hint of creamy meringue going on and a dry, bittersweet finish

6.5

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

Can from Against The Grain. Hazy pale golden body with a thin head that fades. No visible carbonation. No lacing. Aroma of minerals, orange pith and straw. Flavour of grapefruit, coriander and a steely finish. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Light fizz. Nice and refreshing.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

(Cask at Cask Pub & Kitchen, Pimlico, London, 12 May 2024) Golden colour with frothy, white head. Fruity, hoppy nose with citrus, grapefruit, grass and pine needles. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of grass, citrus, leafy hops, grapefruit, soft malt and a gentle grassy/citric bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and refreshing, with a fresh hop character. Very nice.

6

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Thanks Richard P.