Amazing pour that looked like a rich stout. The taste was like a party in my mouth with everyone invited. Malt, hops, liquorice and as my friend said, sasparilla. A really good beet, but I couldn't manage more than one as it was a bit too much.

This quickly followed the previous beer and it wasn't as good. Lots of richness and I just craved a few more hops.

Can to start thr evening while at a good friend's house for dinner. A perfectly pleasant session ipa with sharp hops and refreshment.

Part of my home made no surprise advent calendar. Perfect pour - but because I totally messed up the 2024 last night and wasn't got to repeat that. I've had a bloody busy day of dog walking, gardening and car washing and I'm knackered. And I've been looking forward to this all day. And it doesn't disappoint. This is a classic souped up English bitter. Rich malt, bitter hops and a big hit of alcohol. And it tastes young. Cellar this properly and it will only improve over the next few years. There is a residual malt sweetness that comes out as it develops. And I'm not keen on sweet. It meant that I had to review my scoring. It's good though.

Bottle from Waitrose and drunk as part of my no surprise advent calendar. Great pour. Quite flat in the glass but full of flavour. Rich malt, with well balanced bitter hops, a welcome and slight sweetness and a hit of alcohol. A really good beer. Very traditional and all the better for it.

Bottle from somewhere and had as part of my homemade advent calendar. Good pour and a real malt assault on the nose. You can really taste the house yeast and there was an weird aniseed flavour. Yeast, some bitter hops and a shed load of malt. Ok, but wouldn't buy again.

Can at home from Tesco. Substitution because the previous beer was a drain pour. This is all about crazy levels of hops and there are a hell of a lot of them. Maybe too many. But I suppose this is a DIPA so sessionable doesn't enter into the conversation. Nice to try....