A dark brown to red coloured beer with a thickish, off white head. A slightly sweet, malty nose, some toffee and a little perfumed. A bitter smoky malt taste, again a bitter sweet toffee and caramel, with a touch of liquorice, then a slightly spicy hop flavour. The finish is bitter and dry. (Bottle BCA - purchased from the Butcher’s stall at the 2006 Sandringham Food Fair).

Cask Handpump at Wetherspoons, Manchester (JDW) 18/10/2006 Small white head. Mid brown amber coloured with some alcohol present. Hoppy with some dryness in a crisp and bitter malt finish.

Cask conditioned @ Standing Order (JDW), Soton. Brown colour. Fruity malt aromas. Berries and raisins with bisuits and a little tofeee. Fairly dry in the mouth with plenty of old fashioned english bitterness. Tasty.

A Mes rate: Cask at Baker St. JDW. All off milk and beef to me. An odd thing indeed. Think this may have been a little out of order.

Cask conditioned - handpump - JDW Northampton. A dark brown coloured beer with a russet hue and a whitish head. The aroma is sharp and fruity with orangey notes as well as beeries. The taste is very bitter with good English hops. Earthy also. A nice beer.