Adnams Fisherman

Formerly brewed at Adnams
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Southwold, England

Serve in English pint

UPDATED: MAR 25, 2006 It amazed me, it was a little dark, but a new surprise from this brewery. I liked a little, and would to try it again soon.

(cask)My first experience with an old ale with such a low alcoholvolume. Funny and very good as a sessionbeer, I think. To me it was a mix between a dunkel and a bitter. Easydrinkable, but with tones of tar and peat in there somewhere, made my looking for my southwest a once. dark rubyred, no head. low aroma of earth and malts. Taste was as above, light, but with dark impressions.

[Cask at Charlies Bar, Copenhagen] A deep red beer with a nice brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of berries, while the flavor has strong notes of nuts and some notes of cowberries as well as caramel, on a sweet malty background, leading to a dry slightly bitter end.

On cask @ Moan and Dove, 2/19/05. An enjoyable day spent in Western Mass with Maibockaddict and Mkobes. Dark cola brown body, light transluscent haze, with strong burgundy-red hues swirling about when held to the light. Moderate amount of light tan head perched atop. Aroma of yeast and vinousness (concord grapes, grapeskins), with some herbal notes (mostly black licorice, maybe some light clove-like notes) and a bit of chocolate. Definite English yeast gives of some fruity esters (ripe blueberries, apples, cherries). Flavor begins with a surprising hops apparency, though not overly bitter. More yeast intersparsed with notes of cocoa and fruit. Medium body, with a surprisingly firm carbonation for a hand-pumped beer. Slightly oily texture, ends with some bittersweet roast. I wish I could find this stuff near me, on cask.

Cask at the Gaslight Brewpub. Deep orange in color with a nice cloudy tan head. Fruity aroma. Apple, apricot and maybe peaches. Malty fruity palate. Fruity finish. Enjoyable beer. Drinkable. Full bodied.

Cask at the Gaslight Pub and Brewery. Deep orange brown, cloudy, tan head. Aroma of apple, cinimon, apricot, peach, and perhaps other fruits. Full malty fruity palate. Fruity finish. Peaches and apricots. Lots of flavor. Slight coffee note. Light and drinkable. Me likes!

Cask @ Akkurat, Stockholm Backlog 25 Nov 2004
Dark brown, almost like UK porter. Touch of salmiak, roasted, pears (?). Almost chewable palate. More malty than hoppy, even though you definately can taste the hops. A surprising beer from this brewery.

Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Nut brown. Sweet and very roasty, light-medium bodied, and slightly bold malt character. Surrisingly somewhat vinous. Grassy finish with good bitterness.