Burton Bridge Tickle Brain Ale

Brewed by Burton Bridge
Style: Abbey Dubbel
Burton-on-Trent, England

Bottled. Mahogany colour, deep and clear. Strong orange peel aroma lifts off with the ethanol. Flavour was mainly dominated by an orange peel (or zest) twang, which sat atop a malty base.

Bottle from Stirchley Wines and Spirits, Birmingham. Pineapple aroma, perhaps some fruit salad flavour Chewits too - yummy! Ruby brown colour, with a massive fluffy head. Surprisingly light and fragrant, dewey in the mouth. Some strength in the finish. A unity of flavour - rose/grape with heavy malt and cognac tang. Quietly menacing, tasty and satisfying. Well worth checking out again.

Bottle. Oldschool flavour. Has that Orvalish cosmetic, yeasty, farmyardy, dry orange peel type flavour, but is couple with with some toffee apple and caramel/chocolate. Dry, salty finish, medium bitter, but finishes quite dry. Funky and fun, reminded me of one of eczematics homebrews.

Cloudy dark amber color; creamy head, dark and light shades, like a cappuccino. Well malty, sweet, warming. Not very complex, but enjoyable.

Bottled. Reddish brown. Banana and almond aroma. Sweet and malty. Fruity and raisiny. Complex and powerful. Good and interesting.

Some interesting play with the berry flavors with some spice and almost some cidery notes. Alcohol not all that well hidden. Interesting English take on the Belgian style.

Orange amber body is nice, and definitely a different experience. Lots of alochol is fairly noticable. Fairly complex flavours with some sour notes and various spices that mingle across the mouth.

Good looking dark brown beer with a strong roasted aroma and a very strong flavour with a very, very dry finish. Overall an average strong English beer.