Itchen Valley Alfred the Great

Brewed by Itchen Valley
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Alresford, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask conditioned @ Guide Dog, Soton. A light fruity bitter with a moderate bitter finish.

Cask (handpump) @ Wenlock Arms, 26 Wenlock Road, London, Greater London England N1 7TA.
Clear medium orange brown color with a average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, berry - juniper berry, overriped raisin notes, nutty notes, a bit cider alike with strawberry and marple syrup notes. Flavor is moderate to light light light heavy sweet, bitter and vinegar - balsamico notes with a long to average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090102]

Handpulled cask at JDW Harrow. Brown/amber with an off white head. Sweet and overpowered by diacetyl. I found it hard to finish.

Cask in the new crown. Aroma is toffee caramel malts, some fruity berry yeasty character. Taste is similar, not much hop character, quite sweet.

Cask conditioned at The Hobgoblin, Reading, Berks. Brown amber with slight head. This tasted of over ripe fruit, that slightly rotting aroma and with a sicky type taste, perfumed, not particularly very pleasant.

Cask handpull at Market Porter, Borough Market. Chestnut colour with thin beige head. Decent ESB. Good rich fruits up front. Still a little watery, but black cherry/damson flavours kick in. One of the better beers here. Good vanilla and strawberry/raspberry jam flavour. Lovely.