Iceni Men of Norfolk

[RBESG, Sheffield]
Grand Tasting @ The Harlequin, Sheffield.
Pours deep black with red edges. Good creamy, beige head. Aroma is softly smoky, some chocolate and blackberries. Low carbonation, fine mouthfeel. Flavour is lightly berry-tart, good chocolate and roasted malts. Very drinkable.

Bottle @ RBESG Grand Tasting 2009. Deep dark brown color. Roastaroma with chocolate and vanilla. Soft roasty flavor with grapes and chocolate. Just a hint of in fection, but that works out fine in this beer.

RBESG Sheffield 2009 Grand Tasting at the Harlequin. Black colour, beige head. Aroma of peat, sour roasted malts, dark fruits. Flavour is a bit sour, roasted coffee, caramel, bit of dark fruits. I really liked this one.

Large 750ml cork/caged bottle that I picked up from Branthill Farm, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk recently, consumed in back garden, 03-07-09 Pours black with small tan head. Light roasty nose. Taste is big on liqourice and is really quite roasty, touch of sourness to add a bit of bite but also quite sweet, a tangle of dark fruits also, its quite decent. A6 A4 F7 P3 Ov13 3.3

Cask at the Gardeners Arms, Lewes, 8th June 09. Near black with a line of tan head. Fruity aroma and lots of roasted coffee flavours. Very smooth and rich, quite viscous. A sublime strong mild!

1. Cask Stillage at the Civic Hall, Nantwich Beer Festival 28/09/2007 Fruit and slight roast aromas. Black strong in alcohol and a little rich and sweet on the palate. Some dryness in a very fruity burnt roast finish. 2. From the Bottle at RBESG Harlequin, Sheffield 19/07/2009 Sour fruit aroma. Dark red coloured fruity and sour with a crisp and slightly bitter malt finish.

Bottle @ Maria tasting. Red brown colour with a tan head. Aroma is roasted, oxidized, coffee. Flavour is roasted, oxidized, licorice, dried fruit. Have been infected but there is something nice behind. Must try this one again later.

Cask (gravity dispense), Reading Beer Festival, April 2006. Not yer average mild this one. Not too many of these strong milds about but th9is one seemed to have more presence than the other most commonly seen one - the Sarah Hughes. Black, not much head. Burnt malt aroma with some woody touches. Chocolate, light tar and chewy fruit on the palate. Dry mouthfeel with a very slight lactic edge. Decent body. Quite impressive - I should buy a bottle some time to get a good go at it.