UPDATED: JAN 30, 2024 $ 6.99 for 440 ml can from the Beer Library , Chch (10/07/19) : Stunning gold colour , light bead , good head ... nice floral nose , aromatic ... rich caramel / apricot taste , honeyish , rock melonish , balanced , crisp , clean : Yum !

UPDATED: SEP 17, 2019 Pint on tap at Galbraith's, Auckland. Hand pull from cask. Still clear amber beer with a thin creamy white head. Fruity malty nose, a little smoke? Good lacing. Light body, sweet taste with a bitter/sour finish. Some lingering fruit too. Very typical English bitter, very good.

UPDATED: OCT 5, 2018 440ml can Slightly Hazy amber colour with good head. Malty aroma and taste. Good Bitter.

Appealing floral aroma in an amber pour. Laid back hop forward balance with a clean malty body and finish. Pretty much what it says in the tin - and there’s nothing wrong with that.

On handpull at Galbraith’s. Pours gold. Hazelnuts, walnuts, biscuit, little white chocolate. Very malt heavy, but nice enough.

Cask ar Galbraith. Clear copper color with a small white head. The aroma is coconut and sweet malts, mild herbal hops. Slightly sweet flavor base, herbal tea, caramel. Medium light body with a casky (come on, you know what I mean) mouthfeel. Legit!

Bitter apples, plant matter, tea leaves. husky grains, stale yeast powder, wort. Very raw and unfinished, with an acidic orange jelly malt sweetness and astringent tea leaf hoppiness. An absolutely lifeless cask ale that leaves bile acidity lingering in the mouth and throat. From cask at Galbraith Brewing in Auckland.

The head is good, the body orange golden. It smells malty, decent, fruity. The taste is frutiy, aromatic, hoparomatic, less bitter. Tasty! 12/12/13/12/-/13 3.8

Cask - Galbraith’s, Auckland. A clear, golden amber in colour with a fine soapy white head. This is British bitter as it should be done. Simple, lightly hopped, lovely juicy malt body and sessionable beyond belief. Not going to knock anyone’s socks off flavour-wise but then it’s not designed to. However, in terms of precision and quaffability it’s a real winner. About as solid as you’ll get. Good grassy English hops, some earth, a bit of biscuit and yeast and pleasant mid-fruits coming through. The key here is integration and balance. Light to medium body, soft carbonation and mouthfeel with a soft intensity, modest length finish. After a slog at work, I raced here for something wet and alcoholic to neck and this slaked my thirst a good-un. It goes to show that bigger isn’t always better; as long as you’re nailing it then subtle and low-key can really hit the spot. Next time you’re in Auckland, head to Galbraith’s and the only words you’ll need are: "a pint of Bob, please."

Cask handpull at the source. Crystal clear golden color, white edge head. Aroma of subtle black pepper. Taste is pepper and straw. A classic English bitter.