Gribble Winter Wobbler

Brewed by Gribble
Style: English Strong Ale
Chichester, England

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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Cask (handpump) at the Gribble Inn, Oving, West Sussex, February 2006. Another Gribble beer with a good whack of alcohol, although this isn’t intrusive and could be described as "well hidden". Chestnut brown colour with a red tint. The aroma is quite restrained but things hot up considerably on the palate. Quite bitter, tending towards astringent with herbal notes - aniseed/fennel - and a touch of chocolate. Reminiscent of one of those herbal bitter spirits - Gammel Dansk or even Angostura bitters. Unusual and intriguing.

Wooden Cask gravity @ Roebuck, Hampton Hill, London TW12, UK. Clear light to medium brown color with a small, virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, fruity, anis / licoraice ala licorice cream caramel. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is creamy / syrupy, carbonation is soft / flat. *<;o)) (271207)