6.6

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

Keg at the Angel Inn, Lichfield, 27/02/2025.
Golden amber with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is orange zest, melon, straw, airy malts.
Taste comprises tangerine, hint of grapefruit, melon, herb, mixed tropical fruits.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close splashed with mellow hop bitterness.
Passable pseudo craft effort.

6.4

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

Keg at the Angel Inn, Lichfield, 27/02/2025.
Golden blonde, carbonation evident, topped with a white cap.
Nose is grass, herb, grains, pale malts.
Taste comprises straw, lemon nip, hedgerow, cereals.
Medium bodied, light spritzy carbonation, semi drying close.
Decent enough refreshing logger bier.

6.3

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

Cask at the Angel Inn, Lichfield, 27/02/2025.
Golden with a lasting just off white head
Nose is pale malts, melon, straw.
Taste comprises orange peel, soft malts, breads, straw.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Passable cask golde.

6.6

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

Old rating from 2014 - Pint from the cask at the Queen's Head Hotel in Congleton. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruits, toffee, caramel, bread, hints of spice & sweet malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish

6

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at Rose & Crown, Stafford. Pours “bitter brown” with a medium sized foamy off-white head and good lacing. Slow to settle but does so eventually. Malts to the fore in the aroma, plus hints of yeast and almonds. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with a creamy texture and malts, caramel and traces of autumn fruits. Sweetness lasts into the finish. This is OK, but it’s extremely bland.

7

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Handpull cask at the New Inn, Harborne, Birmingham. Very very dark brown, pretty much opaque with a tight beige head. Mellow malts on the nose, a hint of smoke. A little vinegar. I think this is starting to go. Bittersweet taste, with treacle and dark caramel, turning to a more assertive bitterness at the finish. Light to medium body, soft carbonation. Good

7.1

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

6

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

7.1

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

7.8

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