Hidden Pleasure

Formerly brewed at Hidden
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Salisbury, England

Serve in English pint

Cask. Golden colour, small slightly off-white fluffy head. Aroma is grassy, wooden and a it caramel malty as well as earthy. Flavour is surprisingly fruity and nectary with some mild wooden hints. Also some slight herbal notes towards the finish. Not that bitter at all actually.

From cask at Market Porter. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small off white head. Aroma is mild roasted malty. Vague caramelish flavoured. Bitter and light malty note. Light citrusy to peachy fruity flavoured. Bitter and citric fruity finish.

Real Ale a 0.25L glass tasted at Pullman bar. Pale head 6mm. Pale golden yellow colour. Mild nose. Soft freesh start. Slightly sour cowhouse like taste. Fruity.

Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Amber to gold with white head. Unfortunate diacytl notes at the start with a now familiar teal like hop note, sweetish toffee body with a background sourness. A little dull.

Hand-pulled at The Pullman Bar, Helsinki. Hazy amber with a medium white head. Earthy, even smoked aroma. Smoked flavours that gradually tastes sweeter. Light-bodied. I am not a big fan of smoked flavours in beer, but I suppose a point for originality is warranted.

Cask gravity at Ashford Rugby Club BF 2008. Copper, disappearing head. Not great. May not be quite ready. some decent aroma, bit of fruit, just not particularly drinkable.

Cask at the Monks Retreat (JDW), Reading. Hazy gold colour; floral hop aroma; candy sweet flavour with some orange and biscuit, and a gentle bitterness; the finish is slightly spicy.

cask (handpump) @ The Old Ship Sidmouth. Hazy amber brown colour, no head. Malty, slightly sour and grainy with some rather shy hints of caramel and yeast.