Bath Barnstormer

Brewed by Bath
Style: Bitter
Bristol, England

Serve in English pint

Dark red brown, thin beige head. Earthy hops. Smoky dry bitterness, roasted chocolate. Thin-medium, light fizziness. Not the most pleasant of favours but drinkable.

4.5% amber colour with a thin head, malt and hop aroma and taste an average bitter.

Deep brown colour. Aroma is intensely malty and fruity. Quite a thick, rich texture. Full malty flavour, a little bit roasted. Sweet caramel. Nice bitterness in the finish.

Aroma of roasted malt, butterscotch and candy. The flavor is strange, tastes like a diluted watery Guinness with a slight tone of butterscotch. This may sound strange but the taste is not so bad.

Appearance: Dark redish brown. Clear. Very flat, no head. Aroma: Fruit and raisins. Some dark malt, sweetish. Taste: Sweet dark malt, more of those raisins. Smooth. Info: 500ml bottle, 27/10-2011

First tasted this at the Paisley Beer Festival in April 2000. Cask, gravity dispense. Clear dark ruby in colour with a thin creamy white head. Thin mouthfeel and poor lacing. Sweet treacle toffee note in the pleasant aroma. Dark malts give a sweet base of drinking chocolate and soft caramel. herbal notes in the hop resins which leave a metallic tang in the aftertaste. Dry liquorice note present in the robust finish. Found this full of depth and flavour for just 4.5%! Excellent session ale.

Bottle. Smooth malty, molasses sweet with red fruit flavours and chocolate backing. Very good.

(On tap) Dark chocolate brown with good beige head. Aroma of black treacle, mollasses or dark toffee. Medium body with light carbonation. Flavour owes a lot to black treacle without being sweet. Overall a nice dark beer.