Cask-conditioned at the Royal Oak, London SE1 16/10/08. Amber with a decent white head. Fruity aroma with some earthy yeast. Flavour had some caramel sweetness, red fruit, a hint of woodiness and some citrus hops. The alcohol was rather prominent. Ok.

Cask conditioned at The Market Porter, Borough, London. Amber with white head. This was 5.5% on cask. Big fruity beer with a heady alcohol note. Drying, dusty hop flavour in a slightly confused body, bitter finish. Pretty reasonable overall.

(Bottle, Royal Oak, Borough, London, 8 Aug 2008) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Fruity nose with orange, caramel and citrussy hops. Fruity taste with notes of citrus, orange and a decent dash of citrussy hops in the finish. Rather sweet, but tasty and nice. 7/4/7/4/13=3.5 (Rerate: Cask at Royal Oak, Borough, London, 19 Nov 2008) Copper colour with frothy, white head. Malty nose with dried fruit, peaches and hints of yeast. Malty, fruity taste with notes of orange, yeast and earthy, citrussy hops in the finish. Slightly above medium body, fairly sweet. Nice beer, firmly in the Harveys house style.

500ml Bottle (Royal Oak,London) - Amber coloured. Slightly peachy aroma. Moderately bitter and peachy taste which is rather refreshing. Reasonably impressive.

500ml bottle. 6.5% ABV. Dark orange appearance. Hoppy aroma with a hint of caramel malt. Subtle flavour - caramel malt vying with hops. It’s a bit like an IPA that’s been sweetened up. Not bitter enough for my liking.