Cask (gravity) at the brewery. Pours a dark amber-ish with a very tight, creamy, off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, citrusy English hops, maybe a tiny bit of butteriness (which to me goes just fine). Medium to light body. Flavors are fruit, roasty, a little toasty, finishing with a black tea-like astringency. Very refreshing without being boring.

Tasted by a half pint at the Devonshire Arms in Sheffield, the previous Ward Brewery’s brewery tap. Handpulled w/ the aid of a sparkler. By the suggestion of the name, I have a feeling that it’s named after the famous Crucible Theatre in central Sheffield, where all the important snooker matchs take place. Appearance: pours a dark amber colour, coming with a very creamy off-white head that lasts just brilliantly (due to the sparkler, of course); low carbonation. Smell: pear-drop, caramelised sugar, plus a rather intense aroma of fruity hops, decorated with a thick buttery note at the back. Pretty balanced and enticing for an English Bitter. Taste: tasty-fruity + semi-roasty malts and bitter-sweet tea-leaves abound, backed by a good backbone of hop bitterness... lingering tea-leafy bitterness lends a superb length to the aftertaste. Palate & Overall: pretty light-bodied, smoothly-textured as it is freshly served, and the deep bitterness is indeed a key for this low gravity beer to punch above its weight~~