Moncada Notting Hill Amber

Brewed by Moncada
Style: Amber Ale
London, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bottle from Oddbins, London Bridge. Clear reddish amber colour with a lasting beige head. American hoppy aroma. Fruity hoppy malty, I think I really like amber beers, they are just the right blend of lots of beer flavours. This is decent. I’d be happy with a session on this. Yep it’s a decent little beer. I like the slightly grapefruity hops, I like the fruity malts that taste of autumn. Good balance.

15th September 2012
Hazy amber beer, little cream coloured head. Light palate, dry. Grainy malt, a little malt cream. Mildly astringent citric hops. A good balance but it’s over dry and grainy.

Bottle from Oddbins, Blackheath - Pours amber with very thin to no head (hardly any carbonation) Caramel malt with medium dark/berry dried fruit tastes, orange peel, apricot. Only slight hop tones in there. Overall didn’t do much for me.

500ml bottle picked up at Sourced Market, St Pancras. Cloudy, apricot coloured body. Fading, off-white head. Mixed aroma of dried fruits, earth and caramel malts. Fresh malt-fruity taste leading to a nice bitter round off. Well balanced. Tasty (Hotel room, London, 27.11.2012).

Bought from Oddbins Kennington. Okay head, althouh dissipates quickly. Good fruity aroma and a nice biiter taste, although does lack a kick. Solid amber ale however.

Bottle from Oddbins, Blackheath. Cloudy amber pour, no head. Flat as a pancake. Apricot, caramel and some kind of vegetable (parsnips?) aroma. Citrus and light malt flavour. Bitter sweet linger. Light bitter finish. Needed a bit more life this one.

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Pours a pale amber I suppose. Smells like UK hops in an empty egg carton. I have to say, this does taste like a normalish Bitter; but then again it does have some Lilt notes and fresh clay hints. It’s nice, I like it, but feels slightly undercooked. I can see this brewery being one to watch: if they improve, they will join the UK echelons. >>> I was being silly. This is an excellent beer, and not really like a normal bitter; hardly at all. Recommended.

Bottle from Oddbins West Hampstead. This was a very solid example of an amber coloured bitter, with a decent dry malt background and a bitter hop twang. The second I’ve had by these guys, no complaints as both have been nice and well executed but perhaps a little safe..?

Bottle from Sourced Market, St. Pancras, London. Hazy dark amber coloured with strong malty flavours, red fruity notes and a caramel and nutty finish.

Bottle. First one from this brewery.Poured with a small head.First impression was awareness of a lovely fruity slightly bitter flavour. Well bottled with low carbonation. What a pleasant surprise showing that micros can brew and bottle excellent beers.