<i>JDW, Rochester.</i> Wow! Beautiful Golden Ale approaching American Pale Ale territory. Excellent juicy malt: full, clean and just sweet enough to serve as an excellent base for the pink grapefruit and cobweb crush of shifting earthy English hops. Stunning! I went back for more and ended up a little merry!

Cask at the Wellington Arms, Bedford. Amber with a small off-white head. Fruit and malt aroma. Delicious sweet fruit and caramel malt taste with medium to strong bitterness. Beautiful tasty beer. Stupid pump clip.

Cask conditioned &#64; Standing Order&#40;JDW&#41;, Soton. Orange/copper colour. Citrus zest herbs and peppery hops. Some sweet malt but balanced by a mouthfilling bitterness. A hoppy beer with interesting malt component. Prevented from being too sweet by bitterness - think tangy marmalade. Dangerously drinkable.

Cask &#40;handpump&#41; at Lord Moon of the Mall &#40;JDW&#41;, Whitehall. Now this is a nice beer. Amber colour with a slight, but lasting, white head. Chewy malt, treacle toffee, even some licorice. But its not too sweet and has a decent hop hit to provide some bite. Firm mouthfeel, with a dry, almost tannic, aftertaste. Shame it was served too cold to pick up much aroma. Not a heavily spiced Christmas beer, but a very tasty one. Plenty of depth.

Cask at Oliver twist, Stockholm. Pours out in a clear amber colour with orange hints topped with a small firm white head. Malty aroma of caramel and fudge with touches of sweet red berries. Dense malty flavour of nuts, earth and toffee with touches of resin. Quite full-bodied. Long bitter aftertaste of grass, resin and nut-shells with a small whif of alcohol.