Excellent all-round character - well balanced real ale, slightly dry finish.

11th October 2011
Hamilton Hall Spoons. Light haze on this amber beer. Little white head. Semi soft and semi dry palate. Very mild carbonation. Silky mouthfeel. Well balanced creamy malt with medium bitter orange hops. Finishes semi dry with nice bitterness. Standard stuff but done well.

Cask at the John Logie Baird (JDW), Hastings. Golden amber with a thin cream head; the aroma is light and floral; the flavour is rather herbal, unusual and quite pleasant; then the finish is sweet with some gentle hops. Nicely different from the run-of-the-mill bitters.

Hand pulled cask at the Moon Under Water (JDW) Watford. Mid brown with an off white head. Dry biscuit malts with ample balancing dusty hops. Nothing special.

On cask at The Standing Order. Pours a dark golden colour with a thin white head. Aroma of treacle, caramel and toffee apple. Toffee flavour upfront with caramel and barley malt, yeast and a late black pepper character. Quite dry with mild carbonation and CO2 prickle. A little thin.

Bridge House, Belfast 15/10/11 Subtle citrus nose with s dry body and bitter finish. Light amber

cask at standing order ... golden amber ... thin white lacing ... zezty lemon hop passion fruit nose ... clean ... little soapy ... light lemon zezt ... soft and easy

Cask, Highcross, Leicester. Aromas are herbal tea with toffee and light spices. Floral with earthy hops and strawberry. Flavours are sweet toffee apple with bubblegum and earthy spices. Pear with hints of lemon. Some herbal notes on the finish. Pretty solid.

Cask handpull at Baker Street Spoons. Light brown with thin white head. Some rose petal. Touch of mintyness. Very floral and slightly minty and malty beer. Bit bizarre but good condition but fine