Lees Centenary Ale Oldham College (1993)

Gentle carbonation. Dark rosey amber. Very sweet. Excellent toffee, fudge and malt flavours with a hint of chocolate. This is yummy stuff. Very drinkable, packed with flavours, malty and sweet and oh so delicious. I do love it when a vintage beer comes together like this. One of the best!

Judges Brewery The Willow Country Club (1993)

More like a cider than a beer. This tastes like an infected bottle conditioned beer. Those who like lambic might like it. I don't.

Rugby based brewery Judges produced two regular beers, Barristers Bitter and Old Gravel Bender.  They were formed in 1992 by home brewer Graham Judge; by 1999 they were struggling financially, and were taken over by a local business. This is a special bottle made for a meeting of the Association of Bottled Beer Collectors - today known as the Association for British Brewery Collectables, whose website is breweriana.org.uk.

Saint-Omer Blonder Brau (1990)

Vintage 1990 stubby 250ml bottle, 4.6% abv. There's little of interest here. It's a gentle sweet, slightly watery malt with mushroom, corn and cereal aromas. Very little carbonation left, and some tannic notes. Quite drinkable, but not great.