Cottage Mosquito

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

Serve in English pint

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Cask-conditioned at the Kings Head (JDW), Monmouth 4/4/10. Copper coloured with a slight white head. Slightly bready, malty aroma with a touch of sweet fruit. Flavour was dominated by cereal malts, with some more fruit and short, bitter finish. Ok.

Cask (handpump) @ Fat Cat, 23 Alma Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire England S3 8SA.

Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, straw, roasted, light caramel, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100426]

Cask, The Crown, Nuneaton. Dusty chestnut with a cream halo. Pleasantly sour English fruit aroma: rhubarb and gooseberry. Lovely jammy blackberry tang of sour, earthy malt, dry roasted. Hint of alcohol on the end. Pretty good stuff again from Cottage.

Cask at the Allied Arms, Reading. Mahogany in colour with a thin cream head; malty aroma with some light toffee; toffee flavour, but not over sweet, also some biscuity malts; the finish is dry and warming with more biscuit.