Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Golden amber with a tiy aroma; crisp hoppy taste. A satisfying bitter.

Cask at The Raven, Bath. Pours amber with white head. Malty aroma with some fruit. Malt, fruit and caramel flavor. Drinkable.

Bottle from Millets Farm, Frilford, nr Abingdon. Pours an unusual but attractive deep ruby with a huge craggy beige head. However, there’s a rather annoying prickly fizz that doesn’t suit the style. The flavours make up for it though- blackcurrant up fronct, then a big dry smokiness balanced by chocolate and malt in the finish. A gorgeous beer- reminds me why milds are my favourite style. So much flavour in such a low ABV. If only they could reduce the fizz... obviously need to have it on cask.

Golden,with a loose head. A little bit earthy hop, light body with a very spicy/blackberry character. Refreshing.

Cask at the Crown Rivers, LHR T5, 23/11/13. Clear copper brown with a moderate light beige covering that retains well. Nose is biscuit malt, toffee, brown sugar, nutty tones, dark fruit. Taste comprises caramelised sugars, bread dough, cake mix, berry fruits, toffee fudge. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, subtle bitter notes and a berry fruit tang in the finish. A most decent bitter, could session on this one, puts the twiggy brown nonsense clan to shame!

Hand-pulled pint in the lovely Victoria and Albert, near Salisbury on 12th Oct 2013. Golden, clear and bright: thin white head. The taste and smell were leaning towards citrus hops with hints of both wood and nuts preventing the beer becoming another one of those boringly bland golden citrus brews that litter UK pubs currently. It was OK, but not really my thing.

Cask handpull at County Hotel Ashford. Clear reddish brown colour thin beige head. It’s a malty fruity dark bitter. Ok. Decent. Some bitterness. Bit watery. Ok. Maybe a bit of diacetyl.

Cask at the bow... Golden amber... Thin white head... Soft zezty citrus nose... Soft dry toffee... Soft fruits... Ok