Draft @ Eagle, Cambridge. Clear (dark) red with a small white head. Aroma and taste of strawberries and strawberry juice, sour and sweet. It’s damn near impossible to detect anything of the base beer. No bitterness. Strong carbonation. I‘m fully aware I’m not part of the target audience but this is way too sweet and artificial.

Cask @ Eagle, Cambridge. Clear dark amber/red/brown with no head. Aroma of toffee, marzipan, malts and lightly dried fruits. Taste of malts, toffee, chocolate, red fruits, marzipan and some citrus and tropical fruits. Low bitterness. Low carbonation. Very good. Radical Hoptimist is a proper name if you are into these kind of puns (though it’s probably already been used before) but then why waste it on a malt-driven Amber Ale instead of a hop-forward IPA?

Draft @ The Granville, Canterbury. Clear pale gold with a decent white head. Mild aroma of lemon drops and actual lemons. Taste of grains, mild lemons and malts. Low bitterness. Medium to strong carbonation. It is what it is.

Draft @ The Drapers Arms, Canterbury. Slightly cloudy gold with a small white head. Aroma of grains, malts and a hint of lemons. Taste of grains, bread, a tiny dash of lemons and minerals with some spice. Low bitterness. Medium carbonation. It‘s alright but doesn‘t stand out in any way, shape or form.

Cask @ The Royal Oak, Capel-le-Ferne. Clear dark red with a small but lovely-looking creamy white/beige head. Aroma of dried fruits, malts, bread, red berries and some chocolate. Taste follows aroma plus toffee and notes of lemons. Low bitterness. Low carbonation.Thin mouthfeel. Ok.

Can. Clear gold with a small and short-lived white head. Aroma of grapefruit juice. Taste of grapefruit juice, sugar and a general sense of Lager. Low bitterness. Medium to strong carbonation. Super refreshing. It‘s simple for sure but it’s also a nice amplified Shandy.

Can. Clear Gold with a small white head. Aroma of sweet peaches. Taste of peaches, peach juice, a busload of sugar and those peachy jelly-thingies from Haribo. No bitterness. Medium to strong carbonation. Way too sweet and too artificial. Hard pass.

Can. Cloudy dark yellow with a proper white head. Aroma of tropical fruits and jogurt.
Taste of dairy ice, pineapple, passion fruit, bubblegum, mango, zest and strawberry jogurt. Low bitterness. Medium carbonation. Watery. Not really balanced nor overly enjoyable.