Adnams The Bitter (Cask)

Cask. At The Red Lion, Crown Passage off Pall Mall, London. This was in terrific shape - and I was gasping for a pint, so happily met! Clear copper pour with a decent creamy beige lasting head (not the dreaded sparkler?! - I didn’t have the heart to ask). Solid aroma of dry floral hops and light roast caramel / cereal malt - nice a bitter with a mellowing sweetness to it. The taste followed, simple, refreshing, a good grainy malt / dry floral and lightly funky hop bitterness struck a decent balance - nice light but chewy mouthfeel, more than faint astringency leading to a medium-length softly dry and lightly bitter finish - what a nice quencher on a beautiful afternoon walking through St. James’ Park.

Copper with a small off-white head. Malty nose, some caramel some apple peel. Dry malt flavour with a bitter finish.

Gravity Dispense cask@The Horseshoe. Amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is bigtime caramel, wood and some fruity hops. Flavour is hops, woody and some slight grassy notes can also be found. Aftertaste is flowery hops and wooden hints mostly.

Draught (Castle Inn, Cambridge) Rich orange, loose head. A bit farty aroma. Tastes a little sludgy. Not very tasty.

Cask. Sweet aroma with fruits and hops. Light brown color, off-white head, few lace. Sweet, bitter, earthy, fruity. Sticky start with a dry finish.

Cask at Seven Star, London. Pours copper with a small head. Aroma is caramel and malt. Taste is sweet and malty. Nice hops and light body

The Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich. Aroma of fresh hop. Amber color with a dense white head. Light malt flavor, with a hint of lemon!, and a ice bitter finish.

By tapped cask in the Blue Boar Maldon Essex Underrated because it allways tastes better in southwold! A nutty, tangy bitter with a distinctive aroma of smoke. A real bitter bitter!!