Keg at the Ear of Essex - London. Pours clear, bright yellow-gold with a lingering white cream head. Crispy cereal in the nose with soft lemon and straw. Light sweet flavor with nicely realised pale malt character, mild cereal, hay, lemon rind. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Crisp finish, pretty clean, with grainy cereal, light bitter hay, biscuits. Very nicely balanced and flavorful golden ale.

Bottle. Creamy White good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate. boring.

Bottle at home, thanks to Amy from the brewery, 23/12/13. Clear copper amber with a good sized off white head that dissipates and retains as a pond. Nose is caramel, dark fruits, syrup and figs, dates, light honeycomb. Taste comprises rich caramel, light spice, toffee apple, stewed prunes, biscuit malt. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, nice feel for a bottled beer, sweet and bitter notes in a lightly spiced finish with a touch of booze. Nice English strong, carries some depth to it.

Bottle at home in London - got it direct from the brewery. Pours perfectly clear copper with a moderate, bubbly white head. The aroma holds smoked meat, caramel, sugary fruits and bread. Medium to big sweet flavor with candied ham, ripe berries, fruit cake, general bread. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Sugary finish, more bread and fruity cake, candied ham, some brown sugar, hints of yeasty dough, ripe berries. Very sweet and a bit one-dimensional but nothing too wrong here. Could certainly do with a bit more carbonation.

Cask @ Market Porter, London. Hazy golden with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and light hoppy - fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish. 051013

Cask @ The Market Porter. Slightly hazy amber/golden with small tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel and a little toasted. Flavour is malt, caramel, hop, medium sweet, little toasted and a little bitter.

Cask @ The Market Porter. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fruits, grass, malt and hops. Nice and smooth.

Bottle 500ml.Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, straw, caramel, light hoppy. Flavour is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, straw - hay, nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130405]

Bottle 330ml.Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a small, open and fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, spicy ? maybe clove - banana yeast, sweet smoke notes. Flavour is moderate light light heavy sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, toffee, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20130629]

Bottle. Pale amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is alcohol, sugar, roasted malt. Flavour is sweet, alcohol, hop, sugar, roasted malt, caramel, yeast. Medium body. Ordinary beer.