6.6

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Cask at Wellington, Brum Aroma is vaguely malty. Opaque cola brown. Thin foamy beige head. Initial coffee bitterness and associated berries. Light-medium bodied. Slick to oily. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice enough.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is malty, vegy, citrus, herbal and fruity. Watery body. Bitter and sweet taste. Minimal carbonation.

6

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

Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is malty, bready, ryvita, fruity, potato and veg water. A bit thin the body, light carbonation. Slight bitter finish.

6.6

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

Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is malty, biscuit, grainy, caramel, citrus and floral. Decent body and light carbonation. Got more bitter towards the finish.

5.9

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

Bottle shared by Grumbo. Aroma is vegy, malty, starchy, grainy, wet straw and citrus. Moderate to thin body. A drying bitterness developed at the end.

6

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

Gylden brun klar med beige skum. Lukter kjeller, papp og kvae. Smaker kvae, noe syltetøy og karamell. Kort.

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from LCB. BBE in 7 months. Copper amber colour with decent off-white to beige foam head. Malty bread crust, light caramel aroma with hints of raisin and berries. Taste is malt driven and with a decent level of complexity for a best bitter- some bread crust, biscuit and brioche with light jam. Quite earthy and traditional in that there is not much in the way of flavouring hops. Reasonable bitterness comes through. Medium bodied. Decent.

6.8

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

Bottle from Chester Beer and Wine @ 2.8%. Clear amber with moderate sized off white head, excellent retention. Malty aroma with caramel hints, some metal, light stone fruits. Taste of malts, caramel, leafy and spice hop with a light fruity resin, moderate bitterness. Light bodied but not bad for the strength. Good stuff.

7.4

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

My last rating of 2024; 500ml bottle into an old Abbot Ale glass tankard at home before the New Years Eve celebrations begin (it's just gone 17:00 here in Shropshire). Decent off white head on a clean and clear amber body, there is a red hue to it's colour though, so it can be a Red IPA. More hop bitter than malty sweet, the hops dominating the aroma and taste. Another beer from Monty's that is worth trying.

6

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