Hook Norton Brewery - Old Hooky 4.8%

Taste: A marshmallow pressing against the roof of your mouth. Aren't there any dinosaur based ales? It's very smooth. With a digestive kick. This might expand in my gizzards and bust me open like a chestburster from the popular film franchise from 1979.

Appearance: Red Kite.

Would you buy 2? No thanks. Maybe at the beginning.

Would you buy 4? Never.

Rating (out of 7): 3***

Location:London,United Kingdom

Wells - Eagle 3.6%

Taste: ergh. It's not like our last two. Tastes of the 70's. Smoking and pubs. Smoking on planes. Ashtrays and beer mats. It's nice though. In a 'days gone by' kind of way. Yesteryear. Time flys, etc.

Appearance: copper coins. But the new ones that have just come out.

Would you buy 2? We did. Due to the curse, you see.

Would you buy 4? Doubtful.

Rating (out of 7): 3*** not repellent

Location:London,United Kingdom

Twickenham Fine Ales - Grandstand Bitter 3.8%

Taste: tastes like it was made for a hummingbird. Nectarous. Grass and lemons. Lime? Water with a lime squeezed in. One reviewer thinks this is the best ale he's ever tasted. This would slip down incredibly in the nice Jubillee sunshine. Oh.

Appearance: Escutcheon brass.

Would you buy 2? Sounds like it.

Would you buy 4? I think so.

Rating (out of 7): 6******

Location:Wimbledon Hill Rd,London,United Kingdom

Young's - Jubilee Ale 4.0%

Taste: This is a necessity. We're drinking it like squash. Very quaffable. A secret ale while the entwives nap. I can't remember what they look like... (sigh)

Appearance: honey badger.

Would you buy 2? We bought 2. No regrets.

Would you buy 4? Another day perhaps. There's another reviewer here. Got to obey the curse.

Rating (out of 7): 5***** I want to have 8.

Location:London,United Kingdom

The Kite Brewery - Jumbilicious 4.4%

Taste:  The queen? I think she may hate ale. Queen based ales are entering similar territory as cat based ales.  This tastes of an ale flavoured shampoo. A bit boring to be honest. There's a small tingle, then a slight smokiness but it's a cigarette not a cigar.

Appearance:  The colour old 2p coins are in may imagination.

Would you buy 2?  Well, it's always possible, but luckily there's more ale available.

Would you buy 4?  No

Rating (out of 7):  * * * (a good 3, but lacks interest).

Artisan Brewing Co. - Wheat Beer

Taste:  The taste of summer fields. Making hay, but hay is not wheat. A shimmering wheat field then. I want to say a delicious metallic cream in ale form.

Appearance:  Hazy caramel cloud.

Would you buy 2?  Yes for sure.

Would you buy 4?  I would, but I could be tempted elsewhere.

Rating (out of 7):  * * * * *.

Artisan Brewing Co - Vienna (5%)

Taste:  Hard to pin down. I'm thinking marsh mallows for some reason. Was I expecting more? There's a malty refreshment, lead pencils and a lovely chocolate vibe, but it's all so subtle.

Appearance:  The same colour as Cardiff brickwork in the rain.

Would you buy 2?  I might you know.

Would you buy 4?  Not right now,

Rating (out of 7):  * * * * * Subtle but good.

East London Brewing Co. - Pale Ale 4.0%

Taste: Mmm buttery ale heaven. Slips down so well in the sunshine. It's so polite.

Appearance: Golden Retriever.

Would you buy 2? Yes. It's done.

Would you buy 4? I wish.

Rating (out of 7): 6****** lovely stuff

Location:Woodhayes Rd,London,United Kingdom

Black Sheep Brewery - Golden Sheep 4.7%

Taste: golden in colour and slippery to the touch. What am I? Black Sheep Golden Ale. It's boiling hot so I might enjoy this chilled down a degree or too. It's sweet and delicious though.

Appearance: golden!!!

Would you buy 2? Probably.

Would you buy 4? I'm not sure there's enough here to hold my attention.

Rating (out of 7): 4**** not bad!

Location:Rykmansford Rd,Fleet,United Kingdom

Windsor & Eton Brewery - Windsor Knot 4.5%

Taste: Tropical fruit - citrus and mango vibes. This is good.But there's more - fern and pencil charcoal fizz. Musty orange rinds - in a very drinkable way. A fragrant wax tickles the tongue. An adventure, yet refreshing!

Appearance: A rare pink caramel.

Would you buy 2? Oh yes.

Would you buy 4? I would to make sure they didn't run out.

Rating (out of 7): 6******. Interesting and very drinkable - what more could you want?
Reviewed by T. Wort. Bsc. Msc.

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Arbor Ales - Citra IPA 6.5%

Taste:  Woooahh! There's strength! A warm hazy taste, almost like a memory of a lovely childhood ale shandy that made you feel drunk. It's fruity and ginny. Fruity like green fruit gums and ginny like several shots of mother's ruin. Hang on, it's turning into a hard harndshake, rather than the warm hug of the first 1/4 of pint.

Appearance:  Wicker yellow. Chop. Chop. Chop.

Would you buy 2?  They could knock you sideways.

Would you buy 4?  They could knock you over.

Rating (out of 7):  5 * * * * *. Flavoursome, yet strong. A little too biased towards the strong and not the flavour? Mmmmmm.

Bryncelyn - Peggy's Brew 4.2%

Taste:  Smoked ham, yet a touch watery - but in a refreshing way. A cold metal spoon on the tongue. There's a faint sulphurous throat property. This is a summer ale.

Appearance:  An energetic orangey yellow. Pleasant to behold.

Would you buy 2?  If the sun was hot.

Would you buy 4?  If the sun was very very hot.

Rating (out of 7):  4* * * *. Good, but could it be better? Well yes.

Marston's - Single Hop Sovereign 4%

Taste: worrying first smell, but that turns to petals and Turkish delight once it's in your mouth. It's a fruity curtain to a not undelicious ale.

Appearance: lager top. Prince bottle.

Would you buy 2? Yes!

Would you buy 4? Hmmm I might!

Rating (out of 7): 4**** quite delicious for Marston's

Daleside - Morocco Ale 5.5%

Taste: Sherbert Scents. Welcome to the Jungle! Playground safety bark and scraped knees. Gingerbread army.... Don't hurt me!!! We all feel threatened. But we like it. Panda pop tongue float, like a hover craft. Shoe polish. Porter style, though. Two-Stroke.

Appearance: Marmalade eyes. Panda cola. Defrosted Mr. Freeze. Exotic bottle, goat based ale has rich potential. Bad for the illiterate.

Would you buy 2? We split one, eight ways. Yes.

Would you buy 4? definitely. Xxx

Rating (out of 7): 5***** Averaging out over 10 reviewers! Nice!

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Location:Halfway, Powys

Windsor & Eton Brewery - Tree Tops 4.8%

Taste: Wow! That's nice! I'm drinking this post-stew and there's a toasted flavour to this stout. There's Vanilla too. The flavour is deep! This is great stuff.... I've just read that it is a classic stout brewed with some traditional African ingredients to celebrate the commonwealth and brewing in that region. Interesting, I've never seen an ingredients list so long on a beer... Yams!!! There's something in here that reminds me of nettle beer for some reason.

Appearance: Very dark stout, not much head. it looks like the smooth serfice of a magic-eight ball. Small 330ml bottle looks good. Nice info on bottle.

Would you buy 2? I'd jump at the chance!

Would you buy 4? Yes please, I hope this becomes a mainstay at Windsor & Eton.

Rating (out of 7): 6****** Really impressive modern brewing, up with the most interesting stouts I've tried.