Gravity dispense at the Duchess of Cambridge, Stamford Brook - 12/07/12. Clear golden amber with a thin white head. Fruity nose with hops and a touch of earthiness. Citrus fruits in the taste, with the orange family at the fore, a little sweet sugar. Medium in body, bitter sweet finish. Drinkable but wouldn’t revisit.

Bottle from Darts Farm. Hazy orange-golden colour, creamy off-white head. Aroma and flavour of Victoria plums on a malty base with shy citrusy hints. Very good and moreish!

Bottled@chriso pre-gbbf shindig 2012. Goldeny amber colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, nectary, mild spicyness as well as some slight alcoholic sweetness. Flavour is fruity, nectary, spicy, caramelly with some mild toasted and toffeeish notes.

Bottled@chriso pre-gbbf shindig 2012. Amber colour, small white head. ARoma is fruity, floral and some slight nectary and honeyish notes along with sweet maltyness. Flavour is being rather similar, but the maltyness is a bit stronger and crispier. Very nice and refreshing.

Bottle from Tuckers Maltings. Cloudy Orange-golden colour, mid-sized head. Good malty base for Lots of resiny hops and Lots of bitter orange. Smoothie palate. A very nice beer.

Bottle at chrisO ... deep black ... thin white lacing .... soft roast ... light vanilli chocolate roast nose ... light roast .. sweet vanilla ... light chocolate ... no depth

Bottle at Bruce’s Housewarming Party Tasting, London. Pours faintly hazy, bright gold with a foamy, white head. Big fruit nose with marmalade, orange, tangerine. Medium sweet flavor with some grassy bitterness, dry citrus and tangerine. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Super dry finish with tangerine rind, dry citrus, some abrasive grass. Doesn’t fully come together. A bit overly dry and grassy. It’s still OK, but not great.

Bottle at Bruce’s Housewarming Party Tasting, London. Pours clear, light brown with a fine, tan foam head. Semi-dark malt nose with burnt leaves, faint cocoa and toasty bread. Light sweet flavor with some further pieces of toasty bread, light cocoa and some dirt. Light in body with fine carbonation. Moderate sweetness in the end with more dirt, weak roast, faint dry chocolate, mild toast. The character is just pretty weak overall, kind of thin. Nothing bad, per se, but nothing exciting, either. (3.0)

Cask at Reading Beer Festival 2012. Pours light brown, clear, with a moderate foam head. Leafy, musty roasty malt nose with hints of vanilla. Nice flavor, medium sweet with good vanilla and sturdy chocolate character, some gritty earth, light tangy dark malts. Light to meidum bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish with some chocolate, light caramel and vanilla, and soft roast. Very solid, though not outstanding. (3.6)

Cask, half pint at The Angel. Crystal clear amber in body appearance. Low creamy white head. Aroma of citrus and ginger. Mix of citrus and ginger in flavour followed by the chili part. Cool cleanser, strange IPA (Manchester, 05.07.2012).