Branscombe Vale Branoc

Brewed by Branscombe Vale
Style: Bitter
Seaton, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask-conditioned at the Great Western Hotel, Exeter 25/07/09. Pale amber in colour with a slight white head. Sweetish malt aroma, with some fruit and earthiness. Flavour was much the same with a decent bitter finish. Ok.

Cask @ Alloa Real Ale Festival 2011. Clear golden colour, off-white head. Nose is light caramel, vegetables, little fruits. Flavour is light mals, some fruits. Slightly bitter finish.

Cask, handpump @ The Bridge Inn, Topsham, Devon.
Dimple, Full pint, a little wafer of white atop a bright, copper body. Minimal head holds and leaves a fine lace. Lightly metallic, peppery and earthy hop nose with a touch of dusty, gritty malt and old stonefruit. Very delicate on the palate, soft, still and dry. Soft malt astringency in back, a little tinge of metal too, but not alarming, amongst some barnyard, gritty, toasted grains and earthy, herbal hops. Light to moderate bitterness on the swallow before dropping off short, a little watery even. Too shy of character and lacking in any oomph, but still a sessionable number. Pretty average though!

Cask conditioned at Moreton in Marsh Beer Fest ’11. Amber with white head. There was quite a stewed malty note with this leading to an earthy dry flavour. I found it a little unbalanced and boiled vegetable like. A little disappointing really.

Cask handpump at The Shave Cross Inn, Shave Cross, Nr Bridport, Dorset 04-04-10 Pours mid gold with a thin white lacing for a head. Some citrus on the nose and in the mouth, medium bitterness, fruity and tangy and pleasant just wish I could get hold of something with a bit more life down here, its all been fine but very safe. A6 A4 F6 P3 Ov12 3.1

Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.
Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted, old malt, old apples. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (070808)

cask (handpump) @ The Old Ship Sidmouth. Hazy light strawy-amber yellow, small head. Malty, slightly hoppy with a pleasant overall fruity character and a slight refreshing sourness.

Cask@GBBF2008. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is spices, herbs, wood and some toffee. Flavour is wood, nectar and some mild sourness. Dry bittery finish.

Cloudy golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with hoppy notes. Sweet flavor with caramel and hops that gives it a bitter end.

Cask at The Market Porter, Borough. Amber with a steady little head. Fruity caramel aroma. Good bitterness with balancing toffee. Quite likeable.