Brakspear Oxford Gold – Not had this one for a while but I recall liking it.

Duchy Select – This is brewed by Wychwood which may go some way to explaining why you liked it. I found it disappointing at first but the second half of the bottle was much better, just needs to time to mature after opening. A sweet, malty toffee taste, with some dried raisin-like fruit, and a touch of alcohol, leading to a dry, slightly bitter finish.

St Peter’s Amarillo – Lemon dominates the taste, with other citrus notes in the background, leaving a dry zing on the tongue. I found the finish much too dry to enjoy. An interesting experience certainly, but not one I’ll be repeating.

Highgate Old Ale – This is one to take the time to savour, there’s a lot going on. In the aroma alone I got malt, smoke, coffee, liquorice, blackcurrant and mint. Flavour is malt first, followed by toffee, bitter dark chocolate, liquorice and another hint of mint.

Doctor Okells IPA – Nicely balanced hoppy flavour with a pleasant and zesty, lingering, slightly dry finish.

Durham St Cuthbert – This is a prime example of how individual these tasting notes can be. You don’t seem overly impressed, I thought it was wonderful and would happily buy again, even at £3 a bottle. A floral and fruity aroma with a very hoppy flavour at the start, with some maltiness coming through later. The bitter and sweet elements are well balanced, and like Punk IPA the alcohol is evident but not over-powering. The finish is more finely moderated bitterness, with a hint of grapefruit, and not too dry.

Beer Of The Gods – Big and bold hoppy flavour, but overall a bit too sweet. Holding back on this sweetness and letting more of the bitter seep through could make this so much better.

Barnstormer – A warm, gentle ale of subtle flavours to be slowly savoured. Open the bottle a few minutes before drinking to let the air smooth out the otherwise initially harsh bitterness. Flavour is light caramel topnotes mixed with a hint of vanilla, combined with some earthy bitterness in the subtle hop background. This one I’ve gone back to several times.

Prize Fighter – A very light aroma of not much at all, just a hint of caramel. Malty toffee tones provide a sweetness that wants to take over from the fruity hop bits, resulting in an unbalanced finish. Aptly named as all the flavours fight it out but the malt scrapes victory on points.

Bernard Dark – Another one with quite a light aroma, just some choclate maltiness. Flavour is more of the chocolate malt with a hint of bitterness and a dry finish. Texture felt a bit oily to me. A decent enough Czech dark lager but I’ll stick with Herold.