Gidley’s Spinney

Brewed by Gidley’s
Style: Bitter
Christow, Exeter, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask-conditioned at the Culm Valley Inn, Culmstock, Devon 10/04/10. Chestnut coloured with a decent. off-white head. Sweet, fruity aroma with some chocolate and a hint of roastiness. Flavour was much the same, with red fruit, caramel and chocolate sweetness, and a dry finish. Ok.

Cask (handpump) @ Anchor Inn, 308 Bradford Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands England B5 6ET.

Clear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, white nuts, dusty, acidic lime - apple notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100116]

Cask. Clear yellow with basically no head. Tart appley aroma. Light body, flat, has a tart fruitiness - almost cider-like. Finishes dry. An odd beer. 160110

Cask Handpump at the Fat Cat, Sheffield 16/01/2010 Fruit and grain aromas. Copper mid brown coloured fruity and a little rich on the palate with some grain and roast flavours in a malt finish.

Cask @ 3 Judges. Dark copper red colour, beige head. Aroma of toasted malts, fruits. Hint of chocolate. Flavour of toasted malts, fruits. Fairly bitter. Bitter and dry finish. A bit sweet, but otherwise well drinkable.