Bottle. Deep red and brown with a beige head. Aromas are sweet weetabix with caramel malts. Flavours are swet malts with weetabix and chocolate. Malty and good.

Handpulled half pint at The Cayo Arms, Cardiff. Dark mahogany body. Low level foam with some laceworks. Aroma of sweet berries. Flavour is a mix of malty sweetness and dark fruits. Vague bitter end. Rather anonymous for a premium bitter (02.02.2007).

Cask, Gardener’s Arms, Oxford. Deep brown with a light tan cap of dense, sticky foam. Carameled apple aroma with a touch of lively tartness. Warm caramel flavor, round and malty. A bit of toasted marshmellow. Just a touch of earthy hops. A wholesome and satisfying pint, just the thing for sipping in front of the fire here at the snug Gardener’s Arms.

[cask from The Three Judges] Dark brown, tight head. Caramel and some sweet, red berry notes and a dry finish.

Mine just has the word Smiles in big letters and says "English Ale" and "Bottled Cask Ale" in small letters underneath. Its the same strength and have a similar description so I’m pretty sure its the same beer. That is farking annoying. Speakof of annoying, this is the kind of english beerr I don’t like: over the top fruity. The aroma and flavor are dominated by plumbs, raisin, pear, toffee, and caramel. You can’t even taste bit of hops. Its a flat, reddish brown with little head. This beer does nothing for me. Maybe if it were hand pumped in England or something.

1. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 04/11/2001 Dark coloured with fruit and chocolate aromas. Strong in alcohol. Roast malt finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 18/07/2002 Copper coloured with floral aroma. Fruity blackcurrant flavour. Dry malt finish.

Cask conditioned @ Duke of Wellington, Soton. Fairly dark brown. Light roasty malt aromas. Some sweetness and tart fruity flavours and a roasty finish. Fairly interesting but not that great for me.

cask at little gem aylesford ruby colour rich malt flavour plums and strawberries sweetish but pleasant good ruby some choc bitterish hops on end with more strawberry. nice

Bottle. Poured a medium size tan head that was mostly lasting, sparse lacing, fine-small sized bubbles, softly carbonated, transparent, and a ruby hue. Aroma was malty, roasty and sweet. Sweet, malty, roasty, and thin flavor. Palate was thin and smooth. light body.

This bottled brew marked best before HUG01 and labeled L09080G1 poured a large sized head of foamy off-white colored mostly diminishing bubbles that left behind a good lacing and a softly carbonated transparent caramel brown colored body. The aroma was mild and malty. The mouth feel was dry and semi sweet in the finish. It was OK brew but I didn’t enjoy it much.