East London Nightwatchman

Brewed by East London
Style: Bitter
London, England

Serve in English pint

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500ml bottle. Filmy ruby red dark copper colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Herbal hoppy aroma with fruity notes of dark berries, yeastie overtones. Taste is herbal hoppy, husky notes, sublte sweet fruity undertones, milk chocolate, some lemon. Nice complexity, well balanced.

Cracking - toffee and plum on the nose. An excellent best bitter with a rich flavour. A slight herby edge and fantastically bitter-sweet. Would deffo have again, good job.

Bottle from Oddbins London Bridge. I’ve just heard the phrase "my father would have killed for a rectum of a horse." which puts everything into context doesn’t it? Dark brown beer with a lasting thick dark beige head. This is a very good best bitter. Brilliant malts, great peppery hop on the end. This is really good. A very good best bitter.

Bottle 0.5l at home (via alesbymail). BBE 05/13. Colour is brown with medium brownish white head. Aromas and flavours: Chocolate, sweetness, nuts, fruits, hops and roasted malts. Pretty nice.

500 ml bottle.
Pours a hazy amber colour with a small white head. Aroma of nuts, grassy hops and biscuity malts. Flavour of strong grassy hops, some floral notes, nuts, biscuit and chocolate. Medium bodied, soft carbonation and a strong lingering bitter, malty and nutty finish. Nicely hopped.

Cask at the William Webb Ellis (JDW), Twickenham - 02/03/13. Clear dark chestnut brown with a thin beige head that retains well. Nose is caramel, biscuit, dark malts, light fruit notes. Taste comprises caramel, orange, light grapefruit, hops, mineral notes. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. Decent stuff.

Bottle at home from ales by mail
Hazy dark amber-brown with fluffy beige head. Redcurrant on nose with fairly bitter berry hops, a touch of tangerine and fruity malt. Medium body and carbonation.

Cask (gravity) @ 28th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2011, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England

Clear medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, roasted, spicy notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20111206]
6-3-7-3-13

Cask (handpump) @ [ London Overground pub crawl ]. Southampton Arms, 139 Highgate Road, London, Greater London, England NW5 1LE.

Clear medium to dark red amber colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, caramel, nutty, earthy, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hoppy, fresh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120114]
7-2-7-3-15

Cask at Windsor Locale beer festival 2012. A copper coloured pour with a small white head on top. Malty, fruity aroma. Tastes really malty, fruity, caramel, hoppy, slight sweetness. Rich tasting and rather good.

Cask @ The Cock Tavern. Light brown with a tiny off-white head. The nose is really nutty, ripe cherry, brown sugar and brown bread. The taste is jammy cherry compote, strawberry, toffee, hefty malt presence. Quite flavorful, lightly dry finish. Smooth and quite drinkable. Soft. Overall, quite nice, well-balanced.