Box Steam Blind House

Formerly brewed at Box Steam
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Chippenham, England

Serve in English pint

cask at Pullman Helsinki 191208 amber white airy head. bit tangy first sip solid bitter easily drinkable too easy ?

UPDATED: DEC 24, 2008 Scrapping original rating - was off.
Cask (Pullman, Helsinki)
Pleasant light brown. Soft palate, some sacchariney dryness, but otherwise gentle but rich bitterness. Very tasty, if unexciting. Easy session. Some wet sheep later.

Cask 0.25L tasted at Kittys. Pale thin head. Slightly hazy golden copperish colour. Syrup and malt in the nose. Slightly lemony fruity taste. Slight sourness.

Cask@Kuikka Helsinki. Damn good surprise for a change. Reminds me of a good whisky, like lagavulin or laphroaig by being so smoky and tarry maybe even peat. medium bodied,but still a bit watery. very interesting and delicious.

Gravity, Far From The Madding Crowd summer ale festival. Copper, nicely contrasting white head. A little haze, in a beer that seems like it ought to be clear. Slightly sour bread aroma, a little doughy/yeast. Peppery dark bread flavor with a bit of rustic hop edge. Middle of the road.

Cask conditioned at The Twelve Bells, Cirencester, Glocs. Red amber with white head. Fully flavoured malty bitter, plenty of fruit and touches of spice, cranberry but still nicely dry and bitter on the finish. Very accomplished.

Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 14/6/07. Dark amber coloured with slight, lacy head. Spicy aroma with some cinnamon. Flavour was fruity with a slightly sour finish. Drinkable.