Bartrams Aries

Formerly brewed at Bartrams
Style: Bitter
Bury St Edmunds, England

Serve in English pint

Bottle. Golden and crisp flavour.Slight bitterness but not really that impressive.

London Gathering Nov 05: Amber in colour. Tiny bit tart. Mild malt flavours and a very thin body. Poor.

Bottle at the Nov 05 London gathering. More dodgy bottling? Amber coloured. Sweet and sour feel. Not much body. Watery and a little sharp. Not much else in the way of flavour. Drinkable but hardly impressive.

Bottle at Chris’. Slightly hazy with a thin head. Soft and fruity, slight sourness. Doesn’t belong in the bottle.

Bottled at the Chris_O Beer, Cheese and Curry powwow. An amber coloured beer with a fruity aroma. Seemed a little old in the smell and there was some smokiness. The taste was also a little on the old side with musty smoky mossy notes. Becoming sour.

Bottle at London Gathering Nov 05. Hazy dark copper colour with thin off white head. Slightly sweet nose with some caramel and faint citrus lemon/grapefruit flavours. Bit sour. Not keen on the aroma on this one.

Bottle at London Gathering Nov 05. Berry aroma with sour notes. Tart sour body with faint hops in the finish. Tastes old and poorly bottled. (Av rating given)

Nov, 2005. Kilburn Palace Bottle Fest. Another badly bottled British session bitter. Difficult to know what this should have tasted like. Default score.