Magicdave6 (5491), London, Greater London, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 24, 2009 Cask in the Alfread Herring. Alround rating: Caramel pale malts, herbal and floral hop, fig and apple fruityness. A bitter. berkshirejohn (1814), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 23, 2009 Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Copper coloured with a dense cream head; grapefruit aroma; sharp grapefruit flavour; the finish is clean and dry and citrusy. Very drinkable. bobinlondon (839), Harrow, Greater London, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 15, 2009 Handpulled cask at JDW Watford. Copper with an off white head. Easy drinking intergrated best bitter. Rounded if unexciting> harrisoni (6798), Ashford, Kent, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Nov 15, 2009 Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Biscuity bitter and rather drinkable. Some yeast character, but a very drinkable bitter I thought. RichardW (253), Carlisle, Cumbria, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Nov 14, 2009 Cask, Lloyds, Carlisle. Impressed with this, but then again, Woodfordes do brew some great stuff. A fruity red-brown ale, plenty of hops, great refreshing taste, yet slightly warming on the way down. Medium dry aftertaste, crisp and flavoursome. leaparsons (4725), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | Nov 11, 2009 Cask, Last Plantagenet, Leicester. Bronze with an off-white head. Aromas are toffee and tea with Autumn fruit and chocolate. Earthy with peppery hops. Flavours are dry and peppery with earthy pear and some sweet toffee. Some dark syrup with light grapefruit bitterness. Well balanced. sm89walt (450), Canterbury, Kent, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Nov 10, 2009 Cask - West Gate Inn (JDW), Canterbury. Dark chestnut brown with a medium, creamy white head, leaving good, compact lacing. Subdued fruity & biscuity malt aromas and some caramel. A nice malty, fruity sweetness with a light touch of grassy bitterness in the finish. Soft carbonation and mouthfeel. In all, it seemed quite restrained. Not their best output. downender (2587), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 | Nov 9, 2009 Cask-conditioned at the Savoy, Swindon 29/10/09. Chestnut with a slight, off-white head. As others have said below, an indifferent malty bitter, with some sweetness and not much else.
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