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Dawkins Gruit Lush


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Brewed by Dawkins
Style: Traditional Ale
Bath, England

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RATINGS: 1   MEAN: 3.1/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.8   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
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Dark, sweet fruits and malt with roasted coffee tones and heather. An ambitious recreation of a Medieval English ‘Gruit’ ale; as brewed before hops were widely used. The herbs do the same job of bittering and preserving. A in the Dark Ages a wide variety of malts are blended; some 12 different grains! What’s in it? Low Colour Maris Otter, Flaked Maize, Maris Otter, Pale Ale, Torrefied wheat, Crystal, Black, Roasted Barley, Mild, Chocolate malt, Munich, from Warminster Maltings and Scottish Oats Heather, Mugwort, Yarrow Water, yeast, finings


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   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
downender (4389) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - SEP 18, 2011
Cask-conditioned at the Green Man, Bristol’s Medieval beer festival 15/09/2011. This was recorded as 4.6% ABV. not the 4% on the Dawkins’ website. Dark mahogany in colour with a slight, off-white head. Sweet, caramel, green herb and berry aroma with a hint of roastiness and some heather. Sweet, malt flavour, with plenty more fruit and some spice, followed by a vegetal, savoury edge and moderately bitter finish. Interesting to try, but a half was sufficient - I can see why hops were such an advance in brewing.


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