Festival Ruby

Brewed by Festival
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Cheltenham, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask conditioned at The Royal Blenheim, Oxford. Amber with white head. Heavy malty beer with a dry bitterness, fragrant flowery hops on a cereal body, tasty but understated. Short in the finish, it was ok on the night but not the best.

cask at stockbridge tap ... copper ... brown ... thin white head ... light fruity woody malt nose ... soft roast ... good fruits ... ligth hop background.

Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol 21/03/09. Deep amber in colour with a moderate white head. Would agree with the comment below about cereal malts. These dominated both aroma and flavour, creating a big, chewy beer with not much subtlety. Drinkable though.

Cask handpump at The Gardeners Arms, Alderton, Glos, 23-12-07 Pours mid amber, little sign of any ruby in this beer. Good citrusy burst, nice and fruity, good hops, pleasant bitterness, all things considered a pretty tasty bitter.