7.1

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

440ml can from Inverurie Whisky Shop - Cloudy orange body, no head. Floral mango throughout, sharp tropical fruit, some pithy citrus.

6.6

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

440ml can from Asda - Misty orange, no head. Lime forward, straight up zesty limeade there, little hoppy citrus lager at the back. Refreshing.

6.4

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

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours lightly hazy purple with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is sweet - sour, tangy, intoxicating, jammy, blueberry muffin, bubblegum, sugary, pic nix and tuck shop. The taste is sweet - sour, sugary, yet tart & tangy, lactic, tangy, blueberry yoghurt, jammy, sour fizzy candy, tangfastics, fizzy bubblegum bottles, sugary and blueberry muffin with a tangy candy finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Novel. Even through it is sour, it's too sweet for me. Feels sugary.

6.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Slightly hazy golden beer, white head. Zesty lime aroma with a little malt. Flsvour is limey, a little malt, some bitter hop. A fairly straightforward lager with a bit of lime through it. Nothing exciting but it'd hit the spot well enough on a hot day.

6.6

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

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours cloudy strawberry pink with a touch of orange and decent fluffy white head. The aroma is sweet and perfumed, dubble bubble bubblegum, strawberry puree, tangy, jammy, icing sugar, white chocolate mice, sherbet and fizzy strawberry. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy upfront, sweet - sour, pic n mix, sugary, bubblegum, fizzy strawberry, foamy shrimps, light acidity, lactic twang and some alcohol with a soft, fruity. Medium+ body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Good fun. Nice sourness, but still a bit sugary.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from JK Fine Foods, Aberdeen. It pours hazy deep magenta with a thick, fluffy pinkish - white head. The aroma is sweet - sour, bright, big dragonfruit character, pink Turkish delight, bubblegum, lactic, natural yogurt and salty crackers. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, sour, puckering, savoury, salty, lactic twang, pink fruits, plenty of dragonfruit, pink Turkish delight and a touch of bubblegum with a drying finish. Medium body and moderate, carbonation. Nicely put together. I really like this.

7

Keg at Ship Inn, Stonehaven - slightly misty yellow with a very thin white head. Grassy hop, herby side note, bitter citrus back.

7.5

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

Keg draught at the Globe, Huddersfield. Lightish gold, hazy with a small white head leaving lacing down the glass. Big sweet rhubarb notes in the aroma - is there such a thing a candied rhubarb? - alongside grassy notes and soft sugary citrus. Taste takes it down a notch, with light tartness giving way to more rhubarb and glazed pastry. Keeps you guessing throughout but the finish turns out a trifle short. Light to mediumbody with intense carbonation. Glad to make its acquaintance.

8.2

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

Can from Great Grog. Black body with lots of chunks beneath a beige head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of coffee and dark chocolate. Flavour of berries and dark chocolate. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. It’s not in good condition - lots of chunks - but the aroma and flavour punches well above 4.4% ABV.

4.5

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

Can from JK Fine Food. It pours cloudy burnt - orange blonde with a frothy white head. The aroma is sweet and intoxicating, sweet shop, pic n mix, foamy banana candy, foamy shrimp, strawberry candy, white sugar and wheat bread. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, then gets rather, rather sweet and sugary, milk sugar, foamy banana candy, strawberry candy, pic n mix, vanilla, strawberry milkshake, wheat bread, nip of alcohol and strawberry mini milks. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Far, far too sweet and sugary. Gave me furry teeth... Like blending pic n mix with sugar. Jeebus.