Cask conditioned @ Live & Let LIve, Cambridge. Golden. Sweet slightly syrupy malts. Spicy hop flavours and resiny but not enough balance to balance the malt sweetness for me.

500ml bottle (bottle conditioned). A gusher! The first pour produced barely 1cm of liquid in a pint glass, the remainder being taken up by foam. The bottle continued to overflow while I waited for that in the glass to subside sufficiently to pour some more. Eventually ended up with a huge spume of frothy head composed of large, loose bubbles. After all that commotion the beer was, not surprisingly, murky with quite a coarse yeast suspension. Orange/amber in colour. Fruity, estery yeast aroma with a distinctly funky, farmyardy edge and hints of sulphur. Surprisingly reminiscent of a Belgian Saison. Not at all sure that was what was intended but I found it quite appealing. Plenty of citric & resinous hop character on the palate, together with sharp, juicy fruit. More tart than bitter. The tart impression is reinforced by the lasting, lemony, aftertaste. Mouthfeel is light, tending towards astringency. There may not be any such style as English Farmhouse Ale but, if there was, this would be it. I’m sure I would have enjoyed this more had it been better behaved.