Brodies Kiwi

Brewed by Brodies
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
London, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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On cask (handpump) at Brodies Autumn Festival at the William IV on 4 September 2010. Pale gold colour. Slightly hazy. Appealing soft, tropical fruit character throughout. Very aromatic on the nose. Less on the palate. Still flowery but a bit more subdued. Light but aromatic. Nicely drinkable.

On tap at the Cross Keys. Pours a pale gold, with a small thin white head. Lemon, lime, lychee, kiwi fruit, orange rind and sweet caramel. Was quite decent, but not sure if i’d seek it out again

On cask at the Rake. It pours a clear straw yellow with thin foamy white head. The nose is full of citrus fruits (particularly grapefruit), farmyard, pine and some honey. The taste is initially of citrus fruits (lemon, lime, pink grapefruit, tangy) that leads to a spicy finish full of ginger and decent bitterness. Its dry, crisp and light bodied...... ideal for summer.

Cask at Jolly Butchers, Stoke Newington. Clear pissy gold colour with minimal head. Big ol’ sauvin hop and tropical fruit aroma that upped the expectation levels massively. Happily, this delivered with bells on. Flavour brought the best out of the NZ input with some great grassy hop bitterness, that really keeps you coming back for more. Great condition. Finished dry and bitter. Got to be one of the best beers I’ve tasted at this strength, a real cracker no dizzle.

Cask at Jolly Butchers. Clear gold pour with a modest, bubbly white head. Strong grass hop aroma with light, tropical fruits. Flavor is lightly sweet, lightly fruity, with loads of dry, earthy and grassy bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes quite dry with loads of hay and grass hops, and mild fruitiness. Very good.

A Mes rate. Cask at the Jolly Butchers.
Almost clean gold with just a faint white rim. Big old cat pee, grass and farmyard funk on the nose. Bloody great. I tell you whut, I said I tell you whut, this is a bloody magnificent beer. Epic Nelson Sauvin. Just bloody loads of it. My first sip made me make noises of unabashed excitement. My second sip did exactly the same. Shit the bed this is good. Huge length to the surprisingly dry grassy bitterness. Amazing stuff. A hell of a pair of danglies for a sub 4% beer too. Plenty of punch, wonderfully crisp and dry, thoroughly drinkable. Shit hot stuff from Brodies.

Cask handpull at William IV pub, Leyton. Very pale gold. Slight haze. Lime hop aroma, slightly sweaty sox on aroma. Bit acidic and thin in mouth. Just the wrong side of citrus hoppy for me and slides into ascetic.

4th September 2010. Brodies Beer Fest at their Brewpub - King William IV in Leyton.
Hazy pale gold beer. Light semi crisp palate. Tasty grapefruit and lime hops, I guess the lime coming from that complex hop - Nelson! A little green acid something (not apples) before a semi dry finish. Refreshing.

Grapes, orange and flowers on the nose, with a hint of ginger. The body is still orange but very dry and with an astringent finish. Balance not as good as it could be.

From cask Old Fountain. Pours hazy to cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is spiced, herbal and fruity hops. Flavour is the same with a vague sweetness turning into very dry and bitter finish.