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Martinsh

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6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Paramount, Manchester (but have drunk it previously). Pours very dark reddish-brown with minimal foamy tan head. There’s roasted malts and hints of spice in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and creamy but also some underlying bitterness and a rather watery texture. Flavour has roasted malts and coffee plus hints of dark fruits and chocolate. Some bitterness in a fruity finish. Reasonable enough but I wouldn’t call it a bitter. My records say Mild but not’s not quite right either. Maybe an Old Ale ?

Tried from Cask at Paramount on 08 Oct 2025 at 13:45


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Paramount, Manchester. Pours a dark (almost very dark) reddish-brown with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. There’s malts and berry fruits in the aroma plus some herbal hints. In the mouth it is quite sweet but with a little underlying bitterness and a somewhat watery texture. Flavour of malts and hedgerow fruits with hints of cola coming later. Finish is slightly dry and fruity. This is reasonable but fairly nondescript.

Tried from Cask at Paramount on 08 Oct 2025 at 13:30


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Calverts Court, Stockport. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. Aroma is subdued – just hints of berry fruits and malts. In the mouth it is sweet but with some underlying sharpness and traces of alcoholic strength. Flavour has malts, rye and autumn fruits with some hints of marmalade later on. Some fruitiness in the finish. This is decent enough tastewise, but somewhat rough and ready.

Tried from Cask at Calverts Court on 08 Oct 2025 at 11:50


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours golden yellow with a small foamy off-white head and excellent lacing. There’s plenty of citrus and some caramel in the aroma. In the mouth it has characteristics both sweet and bitter with a slightly watery texture. Flavour has mixed hops, tropical fruits and citrus. Hints of spice and grains come later. Some sharpness in the finish. This is reasonable.

Tried from Cask at Moon Under Water (JDW) on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:30


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Moon Under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours golden yellow with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing. The aroma has biscuits with a hint of citrus. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy with flavours of malts, biscuits and citrus. Some bitterness comes later, together with hints of corn, and lasts into the finish. This is reasonable but not very memorable !

Tried from Cask at Moon Under Water (JDW) on 06 Oct 2025 at 14:10


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Cask at London & North Western, Birmingham (at 4.3%). Pours almost black with medium sized foamy tan head and good lacing. There’s floral hops and blackberries in the aroma. In the mouth it is sweet and creamy but with a little underlying bitterness. Flavour has dark fruits, roasted malts with hints of hops, chocolate and coffee coming later. This is nice – pleasantly drinkable.

Tried from Cask at London & North Western on 06 Oct 2025 at 13:10


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at London & North Western, Birmingham. Pours golden amber with a small foamy off-white head and excellent lacing. The aroma is mainly malts with a touch of citrus. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy but with a little sharpness too. Flavours of citrus, floral hops and biscuits. Some spicy bitterness comes through later leading to a fairly dry finish. This is decent.

Tried from Cask at London & North Western on 06 Oct 2025 at 12:30


5.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Square Peg, Birmingham. Pours a pale straw with a small foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s melon and cucumber in the aroma. In the mouth it is decidedly sharp but with a little underlying sweetness. Flavours of citrus, lemon, cucumber and melon plus traces of tropical fruits and kiwi later on. Sharpness lasts into the somewhat dry finish. This is reasonable – more sharp / tart than sour though.

Tried from Cask at Square Peg on 06 Oct 2025 at 12:00


7.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at Square Bottle, Chester. Pours golden yellow with a medium sized foamy almost white head and excellent lacing. The aroma is mainly floral hops plus some lemongrass and herbs. In the mouth it is sweet and creamy but with a little underlying bitterness which gradually increases. Flavour s malts, floral hops and biscuits with traces of lime and spice coming later. Finish is quite dry. This is decent.

Tried from Cask at Square Bottle (JDW) on 05 Oct 2025 at 12:50