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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can from GB Beer, Ambleside. Aroma is chocolatey, coffeey and maltyy. Opaque cola brown. Thick fluffy foamy beige head. Medium-heavy bitter. Charcoal, black coffee, alongside a resinous streak. Underlying choc malts. Light. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long finish. Pleasent.

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

Creamy tan head stayed on a reddish brown still body. Malt, caramel & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, lively with a dry back. Sweet malt, caramel, chocolate & tangy berry tastes with a bitter finish. Excellent.

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

Off white bubbly head left a froth on a chestnut coloured still body. Malt, caramel & toffee aroma. Medium bodied, tingly & sharp in the back. Caramel, malt, toffee, roasted & burnt tastes with a sweet fruity finish. Not very bitter for a Bitter.....

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Creamy off white head stayed on a mahogany coloured still body. Liquorice, malt & spiced fruits aroma. Medium bodied, smooth, creamy & clean on the back. Liquorice, malt, chocolate, raisin & berry tastes with a tangy fruity finish. Nice one.

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Open All Hours, Keswick. Mildly murky brown with no head. Traditional and pleasant dark ale with a tasty mix of malts, never too stated but always drinkable with a light sweetness to proceedings.

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

Can from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - clear yellow. White lacing. Nose - meadow flowers. Lemon, I sing sugar and bready. Taste - lemon and bready. Palate - light bodied, balanced bitterness. Overall - decent.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Can at ash's. Pours clear golden, nose is toffee, orange, grassy, taste is bitter, grassy, toffee.

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

Can thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of light malt and lemon. Taste is more of the same. Basic but ok.

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

Bottle from Beer Ambleside. Appearance - golden with a snow white head. Nose - light caramel, subtle lemon and some biscuit. Taste - yeah, biscuit with just a touch of both lemon and caramel. Palate - light bodied, dry finish. Overall - a solid citizen.