Hornbeam Winterlong Dark Bitter

Brewed by Hornbeam
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Denton, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask at the Wenlock Arms, London on 20th January 2010. Brown with an offwhite small head. Initial chocolate burst (UK drinkers - think Bournville); blend of citric and bitter hop aromas, a zingy mouthfeel and a very bitter aftertaste. An interesting beer.

Cask. A hazy brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel.

Cask Handpump at the Crown Inn, Stockport 27/01/2007 Some carbonation. Golden coloured and hoppy with a slightly sour fruit flavour. Crisp and mildly creamy on the palate with a malt finish.

Cask @ Crown And Kettle, M4 Manchester. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor wit some nutty dark fruit hints. Has a fruity malty nutty caramel finish.

Cask conditioned handpump Ye Cracke, Liverpool. An amber coloured beer with a thick whitish head. The aroma has bread malt and nuts. There is a little smokiness in the mouth together with nuts and malts. Suffers from a little dryness and a lick of length but it’s decent enough.

Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, nutty. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and bitter with a average to short duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (180108)

Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 28/1/08. Deep amber coloured with a decent off-white head. Aroma of chocolate malt and earthy hops. Full mouth feel with plenty of malt and a decent bitter finish. Good.