Name: Young’s Luxury Double Chocolate Stout ABV: 5.2% Bottled/ Draft: Bottled, not conditioned. Colour: Pitch black Head: Fine bubbles, lingering deep brown head Mouthfeel: Fine bubbles remain in the mouth, giving an almost creamy texture. Taste: Slight bitterness, but more from the deep roasted malt than hops. Comment: In both taste and smell, this beer… Read more »

Name: Coniston Old Man Ale ABV: 4.2% Bottled/ Draft: Both! Colour: Deep gold, almost ruby – draft a little darker Head on draft: Utterly flatHead in bottle: Slightly over fizzy but short-lived Mouthfeel on draft: Positively wateryMouthfeel in bottle: Pleasantly firm body Draft Taste: A hoppy nose yields a pleasantly hoppy start, with some good… Read more »

Name: Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale ABV: 5.0 Bottled/ Draft: Bottled, not bottle conditioned. Colour: Golden syrup Head: Strong head; slightly over fizzed. Mouthfeel: Nice, ‘beery’ body. Sorry, that’s the best description I can come up with! Taste: Good bitterness which lingers; surprisingly light on the malt – from the look of it I had… Read more »

Name: Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer ABV: 4.0 Bottled/ Draft: Bottled Colour: Golden Head: Reasonable head, but short lived. Mouthfeel: Somewhere between a lager and Tizer; feels like a grown up soft drink in your mouth! Taste: Fiery ginger, very sweet. Comment: Not a beer in any conventional sense, this is a wonderful drink for anyone… Read more »