Sainsbury’s again. Clear chestnut, rim of white. Nil lace. Sourish cask wood, leafy aroma hop, chocolate. Clean malty caramel, wood, milky nuttiness, but with a firm soapy hop bitterness following on. Afters are nuts and choc. Above average, unspoiled pasteurised bitter with caramel and nutty leanings.

Bottled, 500ml, pasteurised from Sainsburys, Banbury. Copper coloured with short lasting, carbonated head. light carbonation throughout giving a wet paper aroma then a toffee / caramel body, a little sweet with a boiled pear drop note. Some maltiness, but overall a pretty average beer.

Bottle from Sainsbury. Pale chestnut, no head. I guess it’s a mix of a best bitter and an ESB. Decent fruit and dry malt, but it’s been pastuerised to death. As I say the malty fruit is good, but the rest could well be better. Too much candy sugar. Some yeast.

Copper red colour. I dont think this is over pasteurised at all. Tempting sweet and earthy aromas lead to a good, long lasting balance on the palate. The hop flavours sitting on top of the bitter sweet balance is also interesting. Decent.