East London Nightwatchman

Brewed by East London
Style: Bitter
London, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask@Pigs Ear Beer Fest 2011. Very deep amber colour with a mediumsized foamy off-white head. Aroma is dark fruits, some wood, mild caramel malts as well as some herbal notes. Flavour is being rather similar in a nice balance.

(Cask at Southampton Arms, Kentish Town, London, 19 April 2012) Reddish brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty nose with notes of dried fruit, raisins, nuts and dark bread. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, toast, raisins and spicy hops in a slightly bitter-sweet finish. Medium body, with a certain malt sweetness. Quite decent.

6th December 2011
Cask at Pigs Ear. Clear brown beer, no real head. Good malt base. Light dry hops. A little citrus, a little pine. Nice but finish is pretty dry.

Cask conditioned handpump Southampton Arms London. A nut brown coloured beer with a whitish head. Good berry fruit flavours and aromas. A good malt/hop balance. A very tasty beer which punches above its weight with its depth of flavours.

Roasted nutty flavor at beginning followed by a berry sweetness. Little aroma. Deep amber red coloration. Soapy finish with a lack of carbo. Tried in London with Paul, 2012

Cask gravity, Derby Winter BF, 17/02/12. Pale ruby with a tan halo. Damson and blackberry jam aroma, lightly dusted. Solid berry-led taste with distracting plastic but a long smoky cigar, berry and milk choc aftertaste that redeems it. Good rounded bitter with a squirt of fresh berry character.

Cask, Derby Winter Fest 2012.  Bronze with a thin foam. Aromas are vinous with earthy notes and red berries. Spicy with bready rye and light grapefruit. Herbal with marzipan and floral notes. Flavours are sweet rye with melon and bitter grapefruit. Earthy and herbal with mixed spices and green apple. Pretty good.

Cask conditioned at Fleetwood Beer Festival ’12. Copper with white head. A touch sweetish, there is a smooth caramel note, some toffee, hints of walnut in the background. Smooth throughout, light syrup on the palate. It’s ok.

Cask at Pig’s Ear Beer Festival, London. Clear nut brown. Roasty and bready. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Mostlyh about bready malt, faint salty bitterness.

Cask at Pigs Ear 2011, London. Pours clear, rich brown with a moderate, creamy head. Semi-dark malt aroma, some toast and caramel. Light to medium sweet flavor, some toast, caramel, mild herbal bitterness, faint leaves. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Toasty sugar to finish, light bread, slight earthiness. Solid if basic.