6

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

Hand pulled pint in The Cock Hotel, Wellington on 2nd Feb 2012. Mid-range on everything really: fairly light almost golden body; white crown of foam on top, the new age typical UK bitter look in fact. The aroma was a blend of malty molasses and bitter hops, as was the taste. Drier than some but not cheek suckingly so. An ’alright beer’ but nothing spectacular.

6.5

13/10/2011. Cask at the 31st Stoke Beer Festival.

5.5

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

Cask (gravity) @ The 16th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2010, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fresh wood, chocolate notes, light to moderate yeasty, vomit. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, caramel, burnt fudge. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20100430]

6.5

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

Cask (gravity) @ The 16th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2010, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, peel. Flavor is moderate sweet to heavy and bitter with a average to long duration, grapefruit peel bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100430]

5.5

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

Cask gravity at Reading BF 2010. Attractive colour, just not a dark mild as described in the programme. Reddy colour, not much of a beer, ok malts, no real hop. It’s a light mild.

7.5

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

Cask handpull at Wenlock Arms. Black with thin tan head. Very choccy, very bitter from the roasted malt. Some dryness. Slightly smokey. Good stout.

6.5

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

Cask (handpump) @ Wellington, Birmingham B2, UK. Clear medium black color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, strong coffee, smoke, peat. Flavor is moderate sweet and heavy to harsh bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft / flat. (110108)

6.1

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

Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, Bath 28/9/07. An amber bitter with a slight, off-white head. The aroma was of fruity malt with some earthy hops. The flavour was of biscuity malt with a decent bitter finish. Good.