7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Cask at Rigg and Furrow. Clear dark copper. Slim tight cream foam. Decent vinous notes. Nutty grain. Light and easy.

Tap at Brewis. Hazed pale gold. Slim messy white foam. Lots of mango. Bit of a nelson type thing (no idea the hops). Semi sweet with good bitterness. Easy drinking starter bev.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle via the online shop. Hazed deep reddy copper with a sturdy fairly dense lasting ginger foam. Nose is oaky and vinous. Flanders-esque balsamic. Strawberry jelly. Taste is pretty tart and dry. Softens up as the beer warms. Nicely juicy sweet tickle. Nice mouthfeel here all soft and foamy with a tart balance. Juicy tart finish where the acidity stays low. Nice one.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can. Mitchell’s Wines. Hazed pale gold. Slim dense semi lacing white foam. Looks well. Nose has the advertised mango passion fruit and guava. Sorbet like background. Taste is semi sweet with a moderate tartness. There’s nothing especially sour about it really. Drinks easy overall and stays nicely fruity.

7.9

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can. Waitrose. Slick and rich coffee and ginger biscuit. Hits the mark on all levels. Bonkers sweet but then it’s going to be. Impressive drinkability.

8.4

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

750ml swing top job. Bakers and Larners, Holt, Norfolk. Let this get 6 months beyond BBD but it won’t matter. Never had a beer in shit nick from this brewer. Dunno how they do it tbh. Clear deep red. Thick dense glossy lasting pale ginger coloured foam. 10 all day. Soft savoury smoke. Rye spice. Hedgerow berry. Taste is a little sweet and fruity with a moderate earthy spicy bitterness. Soft and creamy mouthfeel. Bittersweet finish.

Can. Mitchell’s Wines. Hazed slightly mucky pale gold. Decent lasting white foam. Nose has pineapple weed. Skunk leaf. In fact, it’s very skunk forward, or at least from what I remember of skunk leaf from a very long time ago. Notes of lime peel and pine. Wheaty background. Taste has a light wheaty sweetness and moderate piny bitterness. Good body here. Bitter finish trails off somewhat on the finish and ends up a bit abrupt. Interesting bev though.

7.5

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Bottle. A gift from Totnes. The person not the place. Clear amber. Frothy suds of lasting pale tan head. Nose has caramel. Bit of rye like spice. Marmalade hoppage. Twist of ripe citrus fruit. Taste is semi sweet with a decent hop spice bitterness. Good body. Fair bitter finish. Nice trad job.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle. Bier Huis Ossett. Clear light to medium gold. Good thick white foam. Nose is herbal and grassy. Some privet clippings. Hint of pepper. Clean grain overall. Maybe a whiff of cereal sweetness. Taste has a touch of sweetness too, but is mostly grassy pepper bitterness. Drinks under the 5.8. Light bitter finish. Nice one.