Beowulf Spring Tide

Brewed by Beowulf
Style: Bitter
Brownhills, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, toasted, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (030508)

First beer from this brewery for me, so no preconceptions (except expecting it to be a spring ale!) - appearance was very good, nice tight head on a golden / brown beer; aroma loses points because there was something not identifiable in it, not overly unpleasant but still detracted a little. At the end of the day though, for me it’s all about taste and this hit the spot, perhaps a little under-hopped for my preference but doubtless exactly what the brewer was after. Can imagine downing several of these without any trouble at all

Cask at The Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. Light straw coloured with a short head. Very hoppy citrus scent. Moderately bitter with a dry finish. Grapefruit and some tea present. Refreshing. Uncomplicated but I liked it.

A Mes rate: Gravicask at Reading Beer Festival.
A very pale gold colour. So pale in fact that if someone told me this was a perry I would believe them until I smelled it. Straw and hay and tea (thankfully not so much in the flavour) and a dry bitter finish. Erm... Next.