Downton Downton Abbey Ale

Brewed by Downton
Style: Bitter
Salisbury, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask (gravity dispense) at Wandsworth Common Beer Festival @ Le Gothique on 25 March 2011. Billed as an amber best bitter and that’s pretty much what it is. A little earthy with a subtle bitterness. To be honest, the more intriguing ingredients - smoked malt and Mittelfruh hops don’t make that much of an impact (not that I’m entirely sure what impact I might expect from German hops alongside Fuggles in a British bitter - certainly more earthy British than delicate noble hop character here). A decent enough, pleasantly drinkable, middle of the road best bitter.

Cask conditioned at Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. Gold with white head. Grainy, slightly boiled veg note in the malty body with a soggy cardboard hint. Soft on the palate, a touch sweet, some leafy hop with a hint of tangerine. It’s not bad.