Hornbeam Olympic Spirit

Brewed by Hornbeam
Style: Bitter
Denton, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask at The Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield, ’The Peoples Republic of South Yorkshire’ on the Valley of Beer Day 16-08-08 I never wrote down the colour of this beer so I will accept the commercial description of it being copper. One of my favourite beers of the day this came across as quite smokey, almost ash tray smokiness, this should I suppose be off putting but it wasn’t and I liked this real quirkiness about this beer. The smokey attributes remained throughout and combined with some lovely sweet citrus and great hoppy flavours, I really liked this beer and it ran very close to being my beer of the day.

Cask, New Oxford, Salford. Dark orange colour. Thin off white head. Plenty of fruit and hop on show here in the aroma and flavour but laced with a nice spiciness which grabs your attention and lingers into the finish. Interesting and worth another look.