Whelk (124), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England Dec 30, 2007 Cask at the Devonshire Cat, Sheffield. Pours a dark reddish-amber with a tight off-white head. Aroma is malt, roasted, berries. A little watery and sweet, but does dry out pleasantly with some roasty astringency at the end.
berkshirejohn (1181), Bracknell, Berkshire, England Nov 30, 2008 [Cask gravity at Heathrow Beer Festival 2008.] Dull gold with a ring of white head; fruity malt aroma; sweet and fruity with a toffee sweetness to finish. harrisoni (5474), Ashford, Kent, England Sep 21, 2008 Cask gravity at Ashford Rugby Club BF 2008. Clear chestnut, thin beige head. Malty fruity aroma. Rather good malty fruity best bitter. Some peppery hop on finish. Very tasty. Excellent fruit malt hop mix. AsaNewt (106), blackpool, Lancashire, England Sep 14, 2008 cask at Lytham Beer Festival.
Nice ruby colour. refrehing and nutty although mildly sweet in almost a mild way. rather pleasent. DruncanVeasey (1814), No. 46, Leicestershire, Belgium Aug 9, 2008 The Black Horse, Walcote. Thinly lidded ruby beer. Hops juicier and more berryish than the Andromeda, with some strawberry or raspberry-like notes creeping in. Nutty malt, a hint of roast, a splash of Dr Pepper. Ok. Rune (1839), Tromsų, Norway Mar 21, 2008 Gravicask, half pint on the second day of <i>London Drinker BF 08</i>. Dark brown body without head. Some notes of hop resin in aroma. Brittle caramel and a touch of roastiness in taste. Yeasty ending - maybe a bit unfinished (13.03.2008).
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