Acorn Sovereign

Brewed by Acorn
Style: Bitter
Barnsley, England

Serve in English pint

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cask at cloisters ...copper thin off white lacing... soft chocolate ... light toffee malt nose ... light dry toffee hop ... quite nice if a little dry for me.

Hand pulled at the Wellington, Birmingham. Brown bitter. A solid feeling to this one. Hazelnut flavour, with perhaps some ginger and nutmeg. Feels rich, like a pudding topping, but not cloying. Pretty complex. Deserves respect.

Pint from cask at Far from the Madding Crowd in Oxford. Pours a deep amber caramel brown -- very nice. Smells of buttery and roasted nut, tea, and yeast (the yeast smell was a little unexpected). Taste is initially a malty complex with a striking note of coffee and roast. The dark note is later absorbed into the main body of flavor while releasing notes of butter, nut, citrus, and hops. At the least, an interesting show of flavors. Finish is dry and a tad peppery. An enjoyable pub drink -- not the epitome of beer, but it is at least interesting.

Cask, Criterion, Leicester. Copper, ruby with a fluffy foam. Aromas are cocoa and lemon with nutty notes and tea. Earthy hops with hints of pine. Flavours are toffee malts with autumn leaves and some sharp citrus. Earthy, peppery hops with a dry finish. Good.

Cask handpull at The Thirsty Pig, Maidstone. Looking at Duff’s rating of this beer from all those years ago, he is completely correct. He really does have one of the best noses and palates of any rater I have met. And I rather miss reading his ratings. Anyway this is an attractive dark brown colour with slightly toasted malts that give a fullness and dryness to the beer. The hops are excellent and vear on the grapefruit side. Enormously drinkable beer.

Cask conditioned at Banbury Beer Fest ’08. Chestnut colour with white head. Good deep malty bitter, plenty of roasted malt notes, perhaps a little yeasty, not sure if it is a dead yeast note. However; it is dry so probably fully brewed out, good bittering finish. Enjoyable.

Cask/Gravity at The Swan Beer Festival, Islip 05-10-07 Poured a very dark amber some fruit, roasted notes and possible yeast on the nose. Initial taste reminds one more of a mild than a bitter but this slowly changes and a rather punchy bitter but still quite mild comes through. Nice lingering bitter finish, and a most enjoyable beer.

A Mes rate: Cask at Bar Fringe, Manchester. Almost black with a Guinness like head and plenty of lace. Roasted malt aroma. More roasted malt in the flavour with coffee, dark fruit and roasted nuts. Faint muskyness to it all round. Bittterish finish balances it out. Enjoyable.

Cask conditioned - handpump - Out Of The Vaults Leicester. A dark brown coloured beer with a whitish head. The aroma is malty and a little roasty with some coffee notes. The taste is dry and fruity with more coffee. Another tasty drinkable beer from Acorn.

Cask@The Market Porter, Borough, London. Quite a toasty malt character, slightly burnt, with some nutty characters, and wholemeal grain. Some citric hop tang in the finish, quite earthy. Not bad at all.