1648 Lammas Ale

Brewed by 1648
Style: Bitter
Lewes, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask (handpump) @ Kings Head, 1 High Street, East Hoathly, Lewes, East Sussex, England BN8 6DR.

Clear light medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, citrus, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, hoppy, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100807]

Cask at GBBF 2007. A hazy amber beer with a thick off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with strong notes of honey as well as a light flowery hop note. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of flowery hops and honey, leading to a dry hoppy finish.

Cask@GBBF2007. Deep golden colour, not a that big white head. Aroma is pleasant, and hold some fruity hops, nectar, vegetables and slight wooden notes. Flavour is wooden, hoppy and quite grassy. Not too wellbalanced, and quite watery.

Cask conditioned gravity pour at Red Lion, Snargate. Just a little in poor condition, drinkable though.

Cask at Cloisters ... copper ... sweet toffee malt nose ... soft toffee ... light sharp hop bitterness.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are hops, flowers, caramel and malt.

A Mes rate: Cask handpull at GBBF. Standard bitter looks. Reaonably pleasant nose is killed by some tea notes. I just hate tea. Barley and hoppy in the mouth with some late bitterness in the finish. Quite nicely balanceed just not enough happening. A little thin in the palate.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 2  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : 2   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : 1   Caramel : 2   Nuts : XX   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Spicy : 2   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : 2   Earth : 2   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : 3   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Sourness : 1   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 1   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A bit unfocused, hard to pick flavours, fruit tea reminiscent.

Cask in the market porter. Alround rating: Caramel pale malt, grassy bittering hop, balanced and drinkable.

Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Amber in colour. Malty aroma with a hint of fruit and a faint hint of aniseed. Malty and fruity taste which is nicely balanced.