Archers Around The Maypole

Formerly brewed at Archers (Evan Evans)
Style: Bitter
Swindon, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 20/5/08. Deep amber coloured with a slight white head. A fairly standard bitter, with some fruit and caramel in the aroma, followed by a sweetish flavour with some marmalade, earthy hops and a short bitter finish. Good.

Cask Handpump at the George & Dragon, Great Budworth 25/05/2004 Amber golden coloured fruity bitter, smooth on the palate. Slightly bitter dry creamy finish.

Hand pulled at the Anchor, Birmingham, during their Archers weekend. Orange bitter, with a nice roughly fluffed head. Good citric bitterness - full flavoured and quenching, with a nice length finish. Hoppy, prickly fruit mouthfeel. Strong and nice - a notch above the crowd and easily the best Archers beer of the night.

Cask Conditioned, at the Wenlock Arms, London.
Amber with a speckled beige head. Deep hoppy aroma. Smooth malts settling into deep green, sour, hops finish. [This beer was just called Maypole, and at 4.5%, served in May, but looks similar enough].

Cask, Dog & Bone, Gillingham.

Huge floral citric aroma. Bold citric rush in the flavour with a juicy orange base. Good, clean and refreshing. Damn fine ale.