Caledonian - Flying Dutchman 4.5%

Taste: great smell of conkers and caramel. Tastes a bit like uncooked bread dough (in a good way). It's sparkly and I'm enjoying it. It has that taste of copper you are supposed to suffer from proceeding a heart attack.

Appearance: copper fizz.

Would you buy 2? I could see that happening.

Would you buy 4? For friends. Or in the summer.

Rating (out of 7): 5***** to give this 4 would be doing it a disservice.

Location:Asda carpark, Clapham

Wold Top Brewery - Golden Summer 4.4%

Taste: brrr! It's freezing in here, so it's not the season that Wold Top are selling this at, but here goes... It's good! Light, biscuity, and hoppy. It's bringing to mind, hay bails and sunsets. It's not all sunshine though. I've got some metallic magnetic repulsion and soda water bite. But all that would pass i think.

Appearance: clear orange.

Would you buy 2? Yes! I would. Great!

Would you buy 4? I really could.

Rating (out of 7): 5***** a pleasant surprise, even if it's November.

Location:Clapham, London

Cotleigh Brewery - Golden Seahawk 4.2%

Taste: Smell of yeast and chlorine; this should be interesting. (It said to serve at room temperature or slightly chilled, I opted for room temp here). There's a real swimming pool changing room mat smell to this, how odd. It tastes entirely pleasant! It's really put out the vinegar burn from that pickled egg (pictured). Light but malty and smooth; it's like my mouth has been covered in some kind of liquid hug.

Appearance: I'm big into bird illustration, so this ticks the right boxes. The beer looks light and delicious.

Would you buy 2? Yes, I had to think if it's worth enduring that smell for it. But I think that it is.

Would you buy 4? Confused... I would drink this a lot. It's nice. Perhaps they could give out complementary nose pegs?

Rating (out of 7): 5***** A bafflingly nice beer. (it's worth noting that now, the smell is more tolerable. Has it subsided, or have I grown to love?)

Williams Bros. Brewing Co. - Caesar Augustus Lager IPA Hybrid 4.1%

Taste: surprising! It's really tasty! There seems to have been some beer brewing wizardry gone on here. It's really helping my curry go down. Lovely hops with a sticky pleasure-gulp. Doesn't taste that lagery, which is good. Although I understand that's just a brewing process. Smells great too.

Appearance: straw yellow. Shiny label.

Would you buy 2? Yes! Defo!

Would you buy 4? I'd stock up!

Rating (out of 7): 5***** a great gulp!

Location:W Rd,Kensington,United Kingdom

Oakham Ales - Bishop's Farewell 5%

Taste: ¡SHOCK! as I was pouring this. I didn't need another tasteless ale, I've had a bad run. But with the first gulp I can really tell that the 'cat's licked my bacon' this time. It's as hoppy as a dream, lively, but doesn't sting the throat or eyes like most of this weeks ales. I could drink a lot of these. It's dry though, I'm going to need some saltines (salted goods). Seed-barn aftertaste.

Appearance: So so so light. I thought it was water in the candle light.

Would you buy 2? Yes. Oakham, my saviour! The curse has been lifted for a brief spell.

Would you buy 4? I could see this happening. "Barkeep! Bishop's Farewell for me and all of my friends, please!"

Rating (out of 7): 6****** The saviour of October ales. Could it win the Melthair (Sainsburys), Great British Beer Hunt?

Sadler's Ales - Worcester Sorcerer 4.3%

Taste: I'm expecting something from the dark arts of ale-flavour here. A brew so delicious that bad things happen. Let's see... Upon opening the bottle, I was transported back to my Father's home-brew barrels in the store room, I'm 6 years old, I'm licking the drops from the taps.... That's a yeasty waft. This is not of the dark side, this is a sweet, fruity hop, malt fest; Just like straw and your mouth is the scythe.

Appearance: Great, but somewhat misleading bottle. Beer is a satisfying chestnut.

Would you buy 2? I wouldn't be upset if this was the case.

Would you buy 4? I'd be a bit upset if this was the case.

Rating (out of 7): 4**** Not entirely dissatisfying. I'm beginning to feel like a grazing animal, and I like it.

Hunter's Brewery - Full Bore Strong Ale 8%

Taste: Smells strong and sweetly alcoholic. Worryingly, it has a ghostly glugg. Meaning, that I can't taste much. In the distance, I think someone's spilt sherry on the carpet. That taste is now filling my head and steam is emanating from my nostrils. It's getting better, that's the 8% working then. Tastes better with yoghurt than pasta for some reason.

Appearance: A smoking gun on the label really speaks to me.

Would you buy 2? I would share two with a friend to reset the clocks.

Would you buy 4? Four??? Hmmm, I doubt it, The strength says yes yes, but the taste is saying no no.

Rating (out of 7): 4**** It's warmed my cockles for sure, but I demand more taste.

Oxfordshire Ales - Churchill Finest IPA 4.5%

Taste: This has a citrus & wheat smell. Peel with a springwater kick. It's very watery, reminiscent of a stick of zink on a brown bread crust. It's entirely pleasant, but I think it would have suited drinking it today in the 30ºC October heat, rather than this evening in my flat.... Hang on, it's warming up and things are getting more interesting, but still, it's too light for my taste.

Appearance: Orange glow. Slightly war based label, which is not usually a good thing.

Would you buy 2? I don't think so. I'd like to try the draught. If there is one.

Would you buy 4? No thanks, there are too many ales in the world to stay still on this.

Rating (out of 7): 3*** I can see some people loving this, but it's not doing it for me.

Williams Bros Brewing Co. - Profanity Stout 7%

Taste: The Tastiest thing I've had from the Williams Bros brewery. Dried raisins and Coffee splashback. I can't tell if it was better in the pie or as a drink? It's very nice. I'm enjoying it. A confusing drink.

Appearance: Flat Cola. My beef is with the bottle. It an interesting brewer, they make heather ale and other strange brews. But all the call-outs on the bottle annoy me for some reason. "Deeply Irreverent", "Micro Brewed for Maximum Flavour" Come on! And the name!!.... Grrrr.

Would you buy 2? I bought two. One for the pie and one for my mouth. It worked extremely well as the filling to a leak and mushroom pie.

Would you buy 4? No, I don't think so. Maybe if it was draught so I didn't have to read the bottle.

Rating (out of 7): 5***** May have lost a mark for being annoying, but considering all the tasty stouts I've had recently this isn't quite a six.