Weltons Old Cocky

Cask in the market porter. Alround rating: Pale malts, grassy bittering home some yeasty easters that are a touch dusty. Boring stuff.

Handpulled cask at JDW Harrow. Light gold with slowly settling creamy head. Very fresh tasting well balanced bitterwith lasting hoppy finish.

[cask at Back of Beyond, Reading] Rough as you like gutrot ale. Very bitter and earthy with overtones of musty straw. Struggled to drink even a third of a pint. Is this student homebrew designed as a brewery beer?

Cask ... copper coloured ... toffee malt nose ... fruity toffee ... little hop in its base ... easy drinkin.

Cask, The Highcross, Leicester. Hazy gold with a small head. Aromas are spicy and peppery with soft citrus. Some nuttiness with yeast and peppery hops. Flavours are dry biscuit malts with some buttery notes. Spicy with citrus. Dry on the finish with pith bitterness.

Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Gold with no head. Pretty average dry malty bitter, bready notes atouch of yeast, but to bland to get excited about. Pretty ordinary.

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 30/3/08. Deep golden colour with a moderate white head. Aroma of sweet malt and grassy hops. Flavour had some more sweetness, along with ginger and nutmeg spices and a decent dry finish. Drinkable.

A Mes rate: Gravicask at Sussex Beer Festival.
Golden brown colour with a thin white rim. Nice balance of malt and hops in the aroma with a delicate sweetness and slight bready notes. Similar flavour, a little bland but with a nice ginger spice note on a dry finish. So so.