Bansley Beer Company Coil Oil

Bansley Beer Company Coil Oil [baron rating: 1/5] - this 3.9% porter has a spicy & liquorice smell but was very thin on taste (£1.09 B&M)

Highgate Old Ale

Update 2: downgraded to 2/5 after doing another taste test, too malty & heavy

Update: downgraded to 3/5 after revising the Baron Ratings criteria

Highgate Old Ale [baron rating 4/5] - this 5.1% ale is dark, spicy & malty in smell & taste, quite heavy (99p B&M)

Marston's Pedigree

Marston's Pedigree [baron rating: 2/5] - this 5% ale has a spicy smell and a slightly malty but crisp refreshing taste (£1.09 B&M)

Barnsley Beer Company Barnsley Better

Update: downgraded to 1/5 after revising the Baron Ratings criteria

Barnsley Beer Company Barnsley Better [baron rating: 2/5] - this thin yellow 3.8% ale had a citrus smell & bitter taste (£1.09 B&M)Baron Orm

Greene King Abbot Reserve

Greene King Abbot Reserve [baron rating: 3/5] - this 6.5% deep amber ale has a strong smell & taste, not as crisp as Abbot Ale (£1.39 B&M)

Other opinions

Dave & Naomi
Colour	iced tea/amber resin
Smell	thick, sweet syrup
Taste	liqorice with a bitter tail that lingers on
Finish	dry
Rating	3/5

Marston's Oyster Stout

Update: downgraded to 3/5 after revising the Baron Ratings criteria

Marston's Oyster Stout [baron rating: 4/5] - this 4.5% stout is dark with a cream-coloured head, tasty but not too heavy (£1.29/bottle B&M)

Batemans Summer Swallow

Update 11/12/09: Tried again and still to sweet & floral, still [baron rating 1/5]

Update: downgraded to [baron rating 1/5] after revising the Baron Ratings criteria

Also tried a bottle of Batemans Summer Swallow [baron rating: 2/5] last night - this 4.2% pale ale was too sweet & floral for me

Batemans Spring Breeze

Update: downgraded to 3/5 after revising the Baron Ratings criteria

Tried a bottle of Batemans Spring Breeze [baron rating: 4/5] last night - this 5.0% pale amber ale was crisp & slightly fruity

Buy Batemans ales here

Cains FA

Cains FA [baron rating 3/5] - 5% amber ale,toffee slight fruit smell,fruity juicy slight burnt bitter taste,astringent dry finish Baron Orm

Cains Dragon Heart

Update: downgraded to 2/5 after revising the Baron Ratings criteria

Enjoyed a Cains Dragon Heart [baron rating: 3/5] - it's a pleasant (but nothing too special) brown ale obtained from Asda (Wigan) for £1.52

Cains IPA

Update: downgraded to 3/5 after revising the Baron Ratings criteria

Had some cans of Cains IPA [baron rating: 4/5] tonight, this 3.5% pale ale is lightly hoppy & refreshing - £3.17 for 4 cans in Asda (Wigan)

Brakspear Bitter

Brakspear Bitter [baron rating: 5/5] - this 3.4% dark amber ale has a spicy malt aroma,bitter caramel malty taste & lasting bitter finishBaron Orm

Oh and in cans it's still [baron rating 5/5], it's a little less spicy & a touch more 'juicy'.

Marston's Burton Bitter

Morrisons has bottles of Marston's Burton Bitter [baron rating 1/5] for 99p - a 3.8% amber ale which is a bit too mild and 'delicate' for me

Greene King Ruddles County

Morrisons has bottle of Ruddles County [baron rating: 4/5] for 99p, B&M Bargains has 4-packs of it for £3.99 - this 4.7% ale is nicely hoppy