UPDATED: OCT 27, 2022 500ml bottle brewed in England at 3.4%. Clear deep amber with an ample, good-duration head. Lightly fruity hop aroma, apple-pear-kiwi, very appetising, with mellow brown bread malt beneath. Modest carbonation, light but not watery body. Fruity hops upfront; pear, apple, even a suggestion of kiwi tang. Brown bread malt in finish and aftertaste. A little medicinal hop bitterness. Really very good; exceptional for the ABV. Not surprising from Adnams, who are perhaps the very best of 'supermarket' brewers. That said, it's still a refreshing, low-alcohol pale ale, but don't expect the Earth and you'll almost certainly be very pleasantly surprised.

UPDATED: MAY 23, 2021 Creamy off white head stayed on a slowly carbonating amber coloured body. Bitter fruited aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & clean. Bitter, berries, lightly spiced & tangy tastes with a peppery finish. Standard Bitter.

UPDATED: APR 25, 2021 Positively suprised about this one, starting withthe fact that it pours a much darker colour, unlike what it says on the bottle, (light golden). Light malty and spicy taste with a bit of tingle and sparkle on the palate. Definitely Tasty , low ABV ale.

UPDATED: APR 19, 2021 500ml bottle from Morrisons online. Clear amber, small off white head, minimal retention. Aroma is faint malts and stewed fruit; bog standard. Taste is like aroma, quite basic a bit thin, some biscuit malts and light raisin and orange zest. Not the best, but perfectly refreshing and drinkable.

UPDATED: FEB 1, 2021 Bottle from local Tesco. Not much of a nose really – just generally malty with a hint of rotting fruit. Pours the classic bitter brown with a small and transient off-white head. In the mouth it’s mainly sweet malts at first, with traces of caramel. Later on some hops come through and linger in the finish. It’s a standard bitter really, but quite tasty for its strength.

UPDATED: MAY 31, 2020 500ml bottle from Waitrose, Rickmansworth and drunk on 25/04/2009. Fairly decent sessionable bitter. Nothing fancy, and better on cask, but still a solid bottle.

UPDATED: MAY 29, 2020 An uninspiring session beer Light pale ale with little white head Aromas of barley

UPDATED: MAR 6, 2020 Aroma : Lightly toasted sweet caramel malt, some soft fruit with a touch of straw. Taste : As aroma. Light bodied. O.K. just a bit dull and lacking in depth. Nicely sessionable at lunch time though!

UPDATED: AUG 7, 2019 Bottle at a tasting. Clear golden-amber. Skunky and grainy aromas. Sweet, grainy, grassy, bitter, herbs, minerals. Medium-bodied.

UPDATED: AUG 4, 2019 At a tasting, small stable bubbly head, clear dark red to brown color, aroma of wood , mineral, caramel and honey, flavor of caramel, brown bread, whiff of honey, light bitterness/ Drinkable but would be much better from cask.