Bladder Bag at GBBF'23, day two, 02/08/23. Clear golden yellow with no head. Nose is sweet pear, sugars, grains, straw. Taste comprises pear skins, straw, light farmyard esters, tannins. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Okay.

Growler fill from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours clear bright red with no head. Aromas of sweetie shop, bubblegum and sweet apple. Taste is sweet apple, faint drying tannin note at the back. Bit odd.

Panda online from Low Cost Beer. Pours light hazy golden with a dissipating translucent head. Aroma of fruity apple, apple skins, caramel. Taste: towards sweet, fruity, ripe apple, toffee apple, low tannins. Medium body with low carbonation

BIAB at Newcastle Beer & Cider Festival 2023. Reddish amber gold colour, afew bubbles on top and aroma of grape, berry fruit, apple. Taste is sweet, fruity, berries, grape, apple, alittle tartness. Medium bodied, low carbonation, sweet fruity finish. OK

Crowler from LCB. It pours a ludicrous red colour with no head. The aroma is sweet, juicy, white sugar, red delicious apple, raspberry jelly, jam and bubblegum. The is pretty sweet, juicy, smooth, red delicious apple, red berry, cherry, raspberry, red jelly, limited alcohol presence, white sugar, candy, cherry drops and just a hint of dry tannin on the back end. Medium body, flat and oily mouth feel. Can't say I'm a fan. Tastes of those big red shiny American apples. Impressive that it hides the abv, but feels like an alcopop really.

Cask @ Flying Horse Hotel, Rochdale. Pale golden with a minimum of haziness. Its mango aroma and flavour is decent, but it does feel thin in the palate.