Cask at the Gatehouse, Nottingham. This struck me as a passable porter without anything wrong with it. It has a decent balance of flavours and a smooth mouthfeel but it’s hardly remarkable.

Cask (Peterborough Beer Festival, 2004) Very dark brown, thin head. Slightly flowery malty aroma. Full flavour, fills the mouth, lots of richly roasted malts - coffee, and sweet. Excellent for 4%.

cask at the three judges- "it tastes asleep" is my girlfriends comment, tastes of nothing, driy finish of grassy earth. nothing good or great.

Cask at Wetherspoons, Milton Keynes. Springhead beers are a mixed bunch. This, in my opinion is one of the less successful. Very dark brown with a small off white head. Faint aroma of ash and fried bacon. The burnt paper theme continues in the taste, but only faintly, to be followed by a remote and hesitant bitterness. It’s as if someone has added insult to injury by dropping their cigarette end into your disappointingly watery pint.

Cask conditioned at The Live & Let Live, Cambridge. Black brown beer with tan head. For a porter with such a low ABV this has plenty of flavour, rich and fruity, I thought Rosehip was close, then a roasted coffee malty body. Lots of flavour right through to the finish. Good stuff.