 chris_o (4405), London, Greater London, England
Oct 20, 2004
Wow, this is pretty amazing stuff. Pale orange colour. As maeib says, you’d never guess this was a British beer at all. Who said British brewers can’t experiment. Somewhere between a US strong ale, a Belgian Tripel and a Doppelbock in character. Massive hoppy aroma, but it doesn’t have any of the sticky sweetness that I sometimes get from US big hop beers. Fruit cocktail in the flavours - apples, tangerines, orange marmalade, lychees. And it has some bitterness and a sharp kick at the finish. Excellent. Cask (gravity dispense) at Bedford Beer Festival 2004.
Fin (2179), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Feb 24, 2008 Bottle that was brought over in a case along with our beer order for Merton Beer Festival, thanks to Marc Bartram Pours orangey amber with white foamy head. This tastes for all the world like a DIPA, furiously hoppy aroma with some stinging bitterness on first taste that sits at on the roof of the mouth towards the back. There is plenty of sweet/sour orange, maybe even an unripe mandarin. I wish that I’d have got a few of these it really is very, very good, the sweetness is there but I keep coming back to that hoppy bite and it reminds me in many ways of Downton Chimera IPA, quite lovely.
leaparsons (3899), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Oct 10, 2005 Bottle condtioned. Murky brown with an off-white head. Aromas are chocolate, caramel, pear, pepper and sour fruit. Could be slightly tainted. Flavours are chocolate and sticky toffee with citrus fruit and some sourness. Dry on the finish. Lacks depth for a 9%er.
rauchbier (2873), Isle Of Beer, Lincolnshire, England
Sep 14, 2005 Bottle conditioned, from Beer Cellar in Lincoln. Hazy amber gold, good fluffy white head and gentle fizz of condition. Initially spicy/fruity in the nose with a slight citrus edge, low alcohol and a suggestion of wild yeast. Full bodied, slightly oily and obviously alcoholic in the mouth with a gentle fruity tartness dominant, some dry yeasty bitterness and hints of tangerine and malt. Low citrus notes and yeast in the finish, with some dry bitterness developing and a final kick of retronasal alcohol.
johndoughty (1614), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
May 30, 2005 Exploded out of the bottle so I only got to taste half of it. Didn’t really miss much-a golden brown strong bitter.Probably much nicer in cask form.
Garrat (1065), Suffolk, England
Feb 13, 2005 Updated: Oct 25, 2005Gravity At The Ipswich Winter Festival.Amber in colour,no head,good hoppy aroma,loads of soft summer fruits,alcohol was not that noticeable.I enjoyed this alot,amazing stuff.
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