Keswick Thirst Fall

Brewed by Keswick
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Keswick, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask at Wenlock Arms, London. A hazy dark brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel. The flavor is very sweet and quite malty with strong notes of caramel, leading to a nutty finish.

Bottle. [thanks Søren]
Pours nice red-brown with a small, creamy, white film head. Aroma has malts, caramel, light toasted notes and a hint of cocoa. Medium carbonation, a bit watery and thin. Flavour is sweet, malty. Not much else going on... quite weak actually.

Cask (@ Dog & Gun, Keswick): Clear, amber coloured, creamy off-white head; toffees in the sweetish malty and roasty nose; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; slightly lingering malty-bitter finish. Just good.....

Cask, Leicester Fest 10. Copper with a bubbly foam. Aromas re weetabix, cookies and chocolate with some nutty and citrus notes. Flavours are sweet weetabix malts with chocolate and some nuttiness. Dry, earthy hops towards the finish with a peppery aftertaste. OK.

500ml bottle, Rheged, Penrith. Beautiful red brown mid-strength ale. Gorgeously full flavoured, the malt really comes through, with a strong, ripe juicy berry flavour and the faintest hint of roast. The hops lie underneath, understated but just sufficient enough to give the slightest of bitter edges. A superbly made beer.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 4     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 4     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 2   Bread : XX   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : 2   Caramel : 4   Nuts : XX   Honey : 1   Cereals : 2   Grainy : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 2   Leafy : 3   Spicy : 1   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : 3   Grassy : 1   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : 2   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 3   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : 2   Oily : 2   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 1   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: Weirdly herbal, but not bad with its rich toffee-like malts.

(Cask at Wenlock Arms, London, 6 Aug) Dark brown colour with brief beige head. Roasted, malty nose with a citrussy, slightly sourish hop character. Malty, slightly roasted taste with coffee, notes of chocolate and slightly citrussy bitterness in the finish. Not really balanced, but still ok.

Cask (handpump) @ Wenlock Arms, N1, Hoxton, London. Light unclear medium amber brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light mocca, light vanilla, soft licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acetic (vinegar) with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.

Cask@Wenlock Arms. Dark amber colour, small white head. Aroma is lots of yeastyness, caramel, old coffee and some chocolate. Flavour is yeast, slightly acidic, some big dark chocolate and slight roasted malts. The chocolate stays in the aftertaste.

Cask, Wenlock Arms. Dark brown, thin off-white head. Nose is ashy malts. Mouth is malty and roasted. Lots of coffee. Finishes malty, warm and mouthwatering.