Lizard Frenchmans Creek

Brewed by Lizard
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Helston, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask Handpump at the Bhurtpore Inn, Aston 15/07/2007 Fruity aroma. Golden coloured and pale with a crisp and slightly dry malt finish.

bottle from Darts Farm Topsham Exeter (08/2010). Clear deep golden with a touch of brown. Balanced malt and hop flavours, not much different from a Best Bitter.

Cask conditioned handpump Wig & Pen Northampton 28/06/12. A golden beer with a whitish head and lacing. A bog standard bittersweet aroma. A big body. A little lemon and a creamy feel. A tad warm. Quite ordinary.

Cask, The Salmon, Leicester. Amber gold with a thin head. Aromas are caramel and lemon tea with green apple. Some spicy, floral and herbal notes with hints of damp cardboard. Flavours are sweet pear with dry tea and a gentle bittersweet lemon bite. Peppery on the palate with spritzy yeast. A bit of a muddle. OK.

50cl bottle from the Hogs Back Brewery Shop. Hazy gold, despite careful pouring, with a trace of white head; lemony aroma; oily texture with a sweet citrus flavour over light malts. OK, but nothing special.

500ml bottle (bottle conditioned), courtesy harrisoni. Best before June 2009. Murky orange dolour. Not a lot of head or condition. A fairly standard premium bitter with emphasis on fruity malt. Enough earthy hop to provide some balance. Respectable.

UPDATED: APR 14, 2009 Cask (gravity) @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester, England.
Clear medium to dark orange color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090124]
6-2-6-3-12

Bottle 50cl. @ [ Chris O’s pre NYE Tasting ].
Unclear light to medium amber color with virtually none appearance, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate roasted, caramel, sour, chlorine. Flavor is moderate sweet and vinegar - sour milk with a average duration. Bad IMO. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat. [20081230]
3-2-2-2-4

Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma with some hoppy citrus hints. Has a fruity malty slightly hoppy flavor with some hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with some citrus hoppy aftertaste.

A Mes rate. Bottle at Chris O’s pre NYE tasting. Semi hazy light amber with a thin off white head. Cheesy aroma. Very fruity flavour with some light citric tartness. A boring fruity bitter really.

Cask @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009. A pale copper colored beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and toffee - the sweetness making it cloying. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel and toffee - somewhat cloying.