Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Cask halfpint, as Bexley Anchor Bay IPA, at The Dog & Bell, Deptford. Deep golden to orange colour, white head. Served a bit too warm, even for a cask ale. Malty aroma. Distinctly bitter flavour, some malts, a hint of fruit.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

500 ml can, as Baron Culprit! NEIPA, kindly shared by Holmen2. ABV is 7%. Hazy yellow colour, white head. Aroma of papaya and guava. Flavour of citrus and tropical fruits, but also a decent bitterness. Good beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

440 ml can, as Black Hop Burns x Villages Cosmic Disco Duck Dry-Hopped Lager, kindly shared by Holmen2. ABV is 4.5%. Nearly clear golden colour, white head. Aroma of pilsener malts and citric and herbal hops. Flavour of citric and herbal hops, lemon rind, decent bitterness.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Cask halfpint at The Dog & Bell, Deptford. ABV is 4.7%. Served too warm. Hazy brownish golden colour. Moderate fruity and piney aroma. The flavour was dominated by bitterness (possibly due to my cold, as my tastebuds were not working properly - my rating here should be taken with a pinch of salt).

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Cask halfpint, as Bexley’s Own Beer Amber Pale, at The Dog & Bell, Deptford. ABV is 4.2%. Clear amber colour. Malty aroma and flavour, hints of blackcurrants.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Keg halfpint, simply as Biddenden Cider, at The Dog & Bell, Deptford. ABV is 8%. Extremely pale greenish-yellow colour, no head nor any carbonation. Aroma and flavour of cider apples, medium dry.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Shared 330 ml can. Clear reddish colour, large off-white head. Aroma of pine and spruce. Refreshing flavour, notes of pine needles, a little citrus and malts, fairly dry.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Keg pint, as Villages Rodeo Pale Ale, at The Dog & Bell, Deptford. Hazy pale yellow colour, white head. Citric and piney aroma and flavour, one-dimensional but okay.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Keg halfpint, as Portobello London Pilsner, at The Shakespeare, London Victoria. Golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma, some malts and herbal hops. Crisp and refreshing flavour, well hopped. A decent classic pilsener - no more, no less. One of the best British brewed pilseners I’ve had.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Keg halfpint at Wetherspoon's, Victoria Station. Golden colour, white head. Moderate aroma. "Clean" and refreshing Helles flavour, sufficient malts, moderate hops.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

May 2016: Shared 500 ml bottle at local tasting. ABV is 4.6%. Beautiful ruby colour (fairly pale for a porter), moderate beige head. Moderate malts in the aroma, not very roasty. A hint of caramel, vanilla and very thin coffee. Medium dry flavour, mild coffee, a hint of chocolate. Very moderate hops. Easy drinking.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Cask halfpint at The Lyric, Soho, London. Clear brown colour, small head. The aroma and flavour have a nice blackcurrant fruitiness, decent bitterness.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Can, as Newbarns Plain Dark Beer Strong Export Stout, kindly shared by Holmen2. ABV is 11.0%. Black colour, moderate tan head. Nice and straightforward roasty aroma and flavour, not too sweet, with notes of dark chocolate, coffee and liquorice, a fruity hint of prunes, decent bittering hops.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Sept. 2020: 500 ml clear bottle, from Seven Cellars. Batch C89, produced October 2017, bottled March 2019. ABV is 8.4%. Deep golden colour, pours moderately sparkling with a shortlived white head. Distinct and pleasant aroma of cider apples and oak, a hint of sulphites. Slightly dry flavour, again cider apples and oak, tannins and sulphites in the finish.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

750 ml clear bottle, as (Ross on Wye) The Pear Butt The Perry Butt Blend 2019-2020, Wild Ferment. Kindly shared by Holmen2. Pale golden colour. Aroma and flavour of perry pears, medium dry, still with a little residual sweetness.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Cask halfpint at The Dog & Bell, Deptford, as The Park Augusta Dortmund Export Bier. ABV is 5.1%. Served a bit too warm (above cellar temperature). Golden colour, minimal white head. Moderate aroma, some herbal hops. Distinct herbal hops in the flavour, sufficient malts.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Keg halfpint at The Dog & Bell, Deptford. ABV is 4.5%. Hazy yellow colour, no head. Aroma and flavour of lactic acid, sour plums and yuzu fruit. Not bad, but not a beer I'll buy aga

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Keg halfpint at The Dog & Bell, Deptford. ABV is 5.9%. Black colour, tan head. Roasty aroma and flavour, notes of coffee and liquorice, distinct bittering hops. A very good and well balanced porter.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Cask at The Dog & Bell, Deptford, with Holmen2. Golden colour, small white head, some lacing. The aroma and flavour have malty and fruity notes, hints of dark berries. Okay.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

440 ml can, from Gulating Ølutsalg, Stavanger. ABV is 4.7%. Opaque yellow colour, moderate white head. Distinct aroma of guava and papaya, also pine and spruce. The flavour is citric and piney, also notes of tropical fruits, fairly bitter finish. Good beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Shared 330 ml can. ABV is 4.7%. Amber colour, slightly hazy. Moderate off-white head. Aroma of rye malts and citrussy hops. Distinct citrussy hops in the flavour too, on a background of malts and rye bread. Decent beer.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Cask pint at The Dog & Bell, Deptford, with Holmen2. Served at cellar temperature. Copper colour, small head, nice lacing. Malty aroma and flavour, some caramel malts and brown malts, Calypso hops? A hint of blackcurrants. Moderate to low bitterness.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

330 ml bottle, from SPAR Jørpeland. ABV is 4.5%, IBU 20. Overcarbonated, my slim pilsener glass fills completely by white (or slightly off-white) foam, a hazy and brownish-golden beer appears only very slowly. Unusual aroma of tea and lemon juice. Fizzy and citric mouthfeel. Dry and weird herbal flavour of tea, hints of lemon rind. One of the least successful beers I've had from Nøgne Ø.

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 3 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

Feb. 2015: Shared bottle at local tasting. Black colour, moderate to low tan head. Strange and unpleasant aroma of solvent and dandelion roots, also dust and wet basement. The flavour is not particularly good either, dry and dusty with notes of stale cold coffee. Remarkably poor.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

440 ml can, shared with Holmen2 at Jars Bar, Deptford. ABV is 7.4%, hops are Strata and Cryo Citra. Hazy straw colour, white head. Typical NEIPA aroma and flavour: citrus and tropical fruits, moderate to low bitterness. Good beer.