AllGates Smoking and They Banned It

Formerly brewed at AllGates
Style: Bitter
Wigan, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask (handpump) Pembury Tavern, Hackney. Bright golden amber colour. No head. Light malt aroma. Thicker malt in the flavour - more caramel. Not much hop presence. Rather sweet mouthfeel. Session bitter + sweet malt + low hops is usually a recipe for me disliking a beer. This one was no exception although I can’t say it was actually unpleasant.

Cask Handpump at the Babington Arms JDW, Derby 15/08/2007 Fruit aroma. Golden coloured hoppy and fruity with a dry lasting malt finish.

Cask handpull at Pembury Tavern. Copper with bubbly off white head. Bit of farty yeast on aroma. It’s a bitter, decent caramel/fruit malt. Nice enough hop on the end. Not too keen on the yeasty aroma, but the rest of the beer is fine.

A Sim rate (Cask at the Pembury Tavern): Novelty name, not sure I like it. Smells a bit cheesy. Kind of like smelly feet but it’s not as bad as that sounds. Slightly malty. Fairly dull. Absolutely regular.