Cottage Bristol Britannia

Brewed by Cottage
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Castle Cary, England

Serve in English pint

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On Handpull at Peter Kavanaghs, Liverpool, 28-11-08. Pours dark brown. This beer tastes quite nutty with dark sugars, malt and a slight citrusness running through. Yet again another fine if unspectacular beer from Cottage. A6 A3 F6 P3 OV13

On cask at The Congress, Longton. Pours dark brown with a white head. Smoke, dark fruits and a full flavour. Excellent.

Cask conditioned handpump Lamplighter Northampton. I didn’t see the word ’Bristol’ on the pumpclip but the beer was 4.8% and surely not even Cottage with have two beers so similar so my rating goes here. Cola like colour with an off-white head. A warm malty beer with fruity notes. Has an old ale feel to it. Sweet and pretty good.

Cask conditoned at The Woolpack, Banbury. Chestnut colour with white head. Tea like fruity dry flavours, reminiscent of Greene King. Chestnut nutty. Oh dear.

[Cask at the Nags Head, Reading.] Amber with a thin off-white head; spicy hop aroma; light body, fruity malts and a hint of orange flavour; peppery finish.