7.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at Black Lion, Nantwich. Pours golden amber with a small white head and good lacing. Some vague maltiness in the aroma, but not much else. In the mouth it is sweet and malty, if a little watery. There’s an underlying fruitiness along with grains, biscuits and some hints of corn and ginger. Some bitterness comes out in the finish. This is exscellent – a simple beer, but done very well.

5.8

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

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a dark burgundy with a small off-white head. Very little aroma – just some vague maltiness. In the mouth it has a creamy texture, but is also watery. Main flavour is malts, plus treacle, cola and dandelion and burdock. Finish is malty as well. This is OK, but it doesn’t have much wallop.

07/06/2016. Pi, 18 Shaws Road, ALTRINCHAM, Greater Manchester, England

20/04/2018. GRAPES, 60 Roscoe Street, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside, England

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ Pie & Ale, Manchester. Blonde session brew with a creamy head. Crisp, watery-hoppy but not thin, although a tad bland too.

5.5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a golden yellow with no head whatsoever. The aroma is slightly sweet with some hints of malts. In the mouth it’s hops (a mix of traditional and floral) that catch the attention first – though they are by no means overwhelming. Following behind are berry fruits, and hints of pine, mango and butterscotch. Finish is dry and slightly sticky. It’s OK – just about

7

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

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a veru dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. There’s chocolate and roast malts in the aroma, and these continue to be the main flavours in the mouth, along with liquorice and cola. It’s quite nice – not much else to say about it.

6.2

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a bright golden yellow with a small off-white head and good lacing. There’s biscuits and floral hops mixed into the aroma. In the mouth it is slightly bitter and watery with floral hops and malts plus traces of citrus, pine and mango. Finish is dry and quite bitter. It’s okay – probably wouldn’t choose it again though.