Ceredigion Merddin (Merlin)

Formerly brewed at Bragdy Ceredigion
Style: Bitter
New Quay, Wales

Serve in English pint

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Bottle 500ml.

[ Vintage BBF 1107 ]. Clear medium amber colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, oxidide, malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, plum - raisin, oxidide, malty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110615]

Bottled. Amber colour, slightly off white head. Aroma is mild fruity, some slight oxidized papery notes, mild sweet and bready malts as well as some slight notes of raisins. Flavour is raisins, some raisins, mild sweet malts, and some slight wooden notes.

Bottle conditioned, 500ml. Ruby red amber beer with lasting head. Smooth and silky bitter, easy drinking with plenty of warm malts and fruity flavours. Rounded and balanced with a vague hop finish, the overall impression is of squashy autumn fruits. On the lines of Camerons Strongarm, a good beer.