Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. (030508)

Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus - orange, buttery notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (030508)

[i] [b] Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Festival 09-05-08 [/i] [/b] Amber in colour, caramel, honey and hops in mouth, like Glen say’s this is a bit sweet, it’s ok but not that exciting.

Cask handpull at Wenlock Arms. Bit buttery, not great. Bit of biscuit and bitterness, but the butteryness puts me off.

Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol, 20/4/08. Opaque black in colour with reddish undertones and a slight, tan head. Aromas of coffee, bitter chocolate, dark fruit and smoke. Easy drinking with plenty of roasted malt, sweetish chocolate and a short, dry finish. Enjoyable.

Cask (handpump) @ Smithfield Hotel & Bar, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium amber color with a average, creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light caramel, light brown sugar, dust. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft - flat. (190108)

Cask (handpump) @ New Oxford, Manchester M4, UK. Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate hoppy, lemon, moderate toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft - flat. (190108)

Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK.Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, nutty. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and bitter with a average to short duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [200080118] 5-3-6-3-12 Cask (handpump) @ ELECTRIK, 559a Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Chorlton cum Hardy, Greater Manchester, England M21 0AE.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty,caramel, nutty, sweet spicy, light spicy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, sugary, sticky. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130126] 6-3-6-3-12

Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear light to medium amber brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, burnt, coffee, dark fruits, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat to soft. (180108)