Bottled version, light amber coloured beer with some light carbonation and a short white head. Sweet malty and herby aroma with some (ripe) fruity touches. Full palate. Finish is full bitter malty with a longer dry ending. Not bad.

Bottled from morrisons. Aroma is minimal, balanced but just like a typically pasturised british bitter. Taste is similar, caramel maltsish flavours herbal grassy hop, quite earthy.

<i>A Mes rate: bottle from Sainsburys.</i><br />It&#8217;s 9:09 am and I&#8217;m downing this in an attempt to calm my neves before I get on the plane to Barcelona. It has to be said this is a good looking beer. It&#8217;s an awesome orange amber colour with a very stable medium sized white head. Aroma is burnt caramel malt with some earth and sugar. Decent start actually and better than I was expecting. The flavour is more of the same and again pretty decent but where the hell are the hops? Ok they are just about there in the finish providing a little bite and a faint bitterness. Palate is overly stinging and does not help me do what I want to right now which is to down it. Actually it&#8217;s not bad you know. Well it&#8217;s better than I expected. Rich malty notes give some decent bread and cake flavours. Overall a decent drop just too gassy.

Appearance: Dark orangy brown. Little bit of white head, longlasting. Aroma: Bit of yeast. Fruit, some hops and malt. Taste: Crisp. Nice malt and hops. Nice, bitter aftertaste. Info: 500ml bottle, 2/9-2008, 198/500

Bottle 500ml. from Waitrose, Christchurch. Pours a clear amber with medium off-white head which does not last. An aroma reminiscent of burning rubber. Quite thin mouthfeel. Refreshing session ale.