Arundel Hairy Mary

Formerly brewed at Arundel
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Arundel, England

Serve in English pint

A mid amber gold coloured beer with a thickish white head. A malty nose with a hint of berry fruit, slightly sweet. The taste is smooth, slightly cloying mouthfeel. Malty again, berry fruits are evident, then a tiny hint of hop in the finish. (Cask - The 2006 Peterborough Beer Festival).

Cask conditioned @ Humble Plumb. Pumpclip appeared to be a modified Batemans clip. Fruity sweet malts not massively sweet but could do with an increased hop presence to help provide balance.

Cask gravity at The George, Bethersden, Summer BF 2006. Chestnut colour with thin beige head. Juicy in mouth. Strawberry and cherry sticky fruit flavours. Dryish finish. Good depth to the fruit/malt flavours. Really good ESB style malty fruity beer. Another good beer from Arundel.

Cask conditoned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Gold amber beer with white head. Sweetish malt beer, quite perfumed with a soapy note, but not as unpleasant as that may sound. Short and sweet on the finish with an indistinct hop note. Alright but lacks character.