Bov (14982) - Bienne, SWITZERLAND - SEP 20, 2018@GBBF - cloudy ruby-brown beer with no head retention; aroma of prunes, vanilla and molasses; medium-bodied, light sweet, low carbonation; aftertaste of prunes, cherries and almonds
john44 (4849) - SW London, Greater London, ENGLAND - AUG 26, 2018Cask at GBBF 2018, Olympia, London, Aug 2018 - Dark brown in colour. Small beige head. Malty; roasty malts, grainy, chocolate, caramel. Hoppy; good hop bitterness, citrusy and piney hops. Fruity; citrus grapefruit. Spicy: peppery. Nice malt/hops balance. Moderately bitter roast malty citrus hoppy throughout. Good. Liked this. (2018-08)
Theydon_Bois (40515) - Hazlemere, the lower Xhitlerns, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - AUG 23, 2018Cask at GBBF '18, day 3, 09/08/18.
Murky chestnut brown with a decent beige covering.
Nose is pine needle, bitter citric peel, brown bread, light charr, biscuit.
Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, pine needle, fruit slice, bitter tropical fruits, nutty, dusty fruits.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close peppered with prominent lightly dankened hop bitterness.
Decent cask CDA.
evergreen0199 (5929) - Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - AUG 13, 2018Cask at GBBF 2018, Olympia, London. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Malty, caramel, spice aroma. Tastes similar, malty, caramel, spice, slight chocolate.
fonefan (74081) - VestJylland, DENMARK - AUG 12, 2018UPDATED: JAN 22, 2021
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 3 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Fifth Hammer Fingerstitch ].
ABV: 5.9%. Hazy - murky matt medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, moderate hoppy, licorice hops, pine. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, pale malt - dark malt, caramel, licorice hops - piney, fruity hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180809]
7-3-7-3-15
mR_fr0g (29121) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - AUG 11, 2018Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 3 09/08/2018. A hazed reddy amber brown coloured pour with a a loose beige head. Aroma is piney, brown sugars, butterstich, piney, brown sugars,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, brown sugars, sticky pine. Palate is toffee, pine, oily hops, moderate carbonation.
Scopey (24184) - Oldmeldrum, SCOTLAND - AUG 9, 2018Cask gravity at GBBF 2018. It pours clear deep brown with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet, oily, sticky, earthy, brown bread, fruit cake and tangy. The taste is dry, bitter, oily, chewy, earthy, brown bread, tannin, leather, spicy, alcohol sting and stewed black tea. Medium body and fine carbonation. Ok.
madmitch76 (36920) - , Essex, ENGLAND - AUG 9, 20189th August 2018
GBBF Day 3. Cask. Light haze on this deep amber - brown beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Mellow brown malts, mild earthyness. Mild tangy fruits. Mild ripe citrus and citrus peel. Light semi dry finish. Tidy.
trapped (7514) - New York, TURKEY - JUL 29, 2018Draught @ Milk & Hops - Chelsea. Slightly cloudy dark brown with with very small frothy off-white head, caramel aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter roasted malt taste, thin body, long finish. Feels heavily roasted, therefore bitter.