Brakspear Pride Of The River

Formerly brewed at Brakspear (Refresh UK - Marstons plc)
Style: Bitter
Witney, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask@GBBF 06’. Sweet and malty to start, slightly sticky. Some slight citric hops in the finish. Mouthfeel is a little sticky and sweet, its pretty boring.

Cask (gravity dispense) at GBBF, day 3 on 3 August 2006. Amber colour, with lively condition. Slightly malty aroma with some farty sulphur. Rough malt and sharp hops on the palate. Drinkable but not overly appealing..

Cask at GBBF 2006. A hazy orange beer with an off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes of caramel, and the flavor is sweet malty with light hoppy notes, leading to a dry end. Boring.

Cask (GBBF 2006): Golden with a beige short lasting head. Simple malty start, light earthy hops in the finish. Just another bitter.

Cask conditioned at The Saye & Sele Arms, Broughton, Oxon. Brown amber beer with bubbly white head. Typical Brakspear, dry malty bitter with a touch of sulpher on the tongue. Mouthdrying with a further dry bitterness on the finish. Enjoyable for a couple on a Sunday afternoon.

Cask at the Swan, Bicester. Copper coloured beer that was really malty also a bit sweet but unfortunately served too cold, not the first time I have encountered this problem in this pub. Once this had warmed up a bit it really was quite ok but didn’t differ too much from the usual Brakspear style.

Cask at GBBF 2006. Copper colour with lasting live yeast beige head. Yeasty aroma. Fairly typical yeasty Brakspear beer. Some caramel, some hop. Nice yeasty bitter.

Cask conditioned – handpump – GBBF. A dark copper coloured beer with a bit of a chemical aroma, maybe some Burtonic snatch? The taste is dull and sulphurous. Quite unpleasant.