7.1

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Rose & Crown, Stafford. Pours dark ruby with a small scummy cream head and excellent lacing. There’s cherries, nuts and malts in the aroma. In the mouth it is slightly sweet but also with some bitterness and a decidedly creamy texture. Flavours of malts, rye, grains and dark fruits with spicy hints coming later leading to a slightly dry and bitter finish. This is decent.

6

Hapukas, röst, linnaseline, karamelline, veits vesine. Ok.

6

Hapukas, mõrkjas, tsitrus, puuviljane, kerge kloor. Ok

6.8

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

Hand-pulled pint in the New Inn, Newport, Shropshire on 12th July 2025. Light golden body, bright and clear, white crust on top. Hop heavy with a floral, grassy and herbal feel to both the nose and taste, some orchard fruits arrived as the beer warmed in the afternoon heat (it was hot, even though I was inside).

7

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

Pale gold with a chill haze, a bubbly / frothy white head and a light malt and citrus aroma. Fizzy and zesty, sharp hop bitterness up front with sweet fruity notes, citrus tartness, some light biscuit malt, a hint of pine and a dry finish

5.9

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

Hand pulled half pint at the New Inn, Newport, Shropshire on 16th June 2025. Clean and clear golden body, white crown. Resinous aroma and initial taste leading to a fruity yet bitter finish. Didn't take to it, maybe the new hop?

7

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

Keg, half-pint at the New Inn, Newport, Shropshire. Hazy dull golden body, white wisp for a head. Tropical fruit aroma and taste, mango and pineapple sweetness with a more bitter grapefruit undertone.

6.8

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

Clear pale gold with a frothy white head and a mellow passion fruit and light malt aroma. Soft and smooth mouthfeel, there’s perhaps a hint of resinous pine alongside some tropical fruit hop character, mellow bitterness and a dry fruity finish

6.8

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

Cloudy gold with a bubbly white head and a soft tropical fruit aroma. Spritzy and fresh with some soft juicy fruit, grapefruit and mango bitterness and a dry bittersweet finish

6.6

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

Clear and golden with a frothy / creamy white head and fruit malt and a touch of pine on the nose. Creamy with berry fruit and malt, some floral hops and a hint of pine, finishes dry and a little bitter