500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Crystal clear, orange, golden colour with average, firm, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Grassy, citrusy and fruity, hoppy aroma, pale and slightly caramel malty background, hints of orange, mandarine, a touch of tropical fruit. Taste is slightly dry, grassy and fruity, slightly citrusy hoppy, pale malty basis with low residual sweetness, hints of orange, mandarine, a touch of grapefruit, a minimally mineral touch in the last third. Slightly oily, watery texture, slightly dry palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation. Balanced and harmonious, drinkable - very nice.

500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Crystal clear, yellow-ish, bright golden colour with small to average, thick, creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Floral and slightly fruity, hoppy aroma, mellow, pale malty background, notes of petals, viola, hints of lemon biscuits. Taste is mildly bitter, floral and slightly fruity hoppy, biscuity pale malty with some residual sweetness, notes of petals, viola, hints of lemon biscuit. Watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously minimally dry palate, medium to fine, mildly prickly carbonation. Harmonious and balanced, focussed - very nice.

500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - thanks Graham!]. Opalescent, orange, dark golden to amber colour with small, creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Floral and fruity, hoppy aroma, sweet-ish, pale malty background, hints of red and yellow apple, pear. Taste is sweet-ish, slightly biscuity, pale malty and fruity, slightly floral hoppy, hints of red and yellow apple, pear, mild bitterness. Watery texture, smooth and soft palate, medium, mildly prickly carbonation. Clean, focussed, relatively sweet - OK.

Deep dark brown with a frothy tan head. For a strong mild it pulls its punches with some chocolate malt in the nose and flavour, and some fruity, leafy notes.

500ml bottle in Vine and Juniper, an up market Wine and Gin bar/shop in Ludlow (plenty of beer and cider too). Clean and clear golden pour, white head. Crisp citrus leaning on a solid malty base, this is a pleasant Lager all round.

Pale golden colour wioth a white Head. Aroma and taste are light bitter, dry. Slight fruit and berry. Light body

Deep chocolate brown colour, hazy with a tan head. Aroma and taste are malty light sweet and chocolate. Medium body

Gravity fed third of a pint, Bridgnorth CAMRA Beer Festival, 8th September 2023. Pale, straw blonde with no head. Perfumed with a strong 'farmyard' like taste, strange flavours I thought.

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a rich ruby with a small off-white head. There’s a deep sensuous aroma of malts, chocolate and cherries. Chocolate and cherries again in the mouth, but now joined by liquorice and hints of aniseed, raisins and spices. Some underlying bitterness too. Finish is quite fruity. This is quite nice – very drunkable for the strength.

500ml bottle bought at Hay Wines, Ledbury and drunk at home some time later. Mahogany, mostly clear with a small beige/tan head. Chocolate malts, liquorice and a little bit of cherry. Sweet to the fore with a lightly medicinal bitterness on the finish, and finishing drier than I'd expect. Some horehound candy in the aftertaste. I love strong minds, no exception here.