Nethergate Essex Beast

Brewed by Growler Brewery (Nethergate)
Style: English Strong Ale
Sudbury, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Cask - The Glass House (JDW), Norwich. Poured with a large, dense light tan head that lasted and laced. Roasted malt aromas, dried fruits and some coffee on the aroma. More roasted, malt, some coffee again, plenty of dark & dried fruits with a dry, roasted malt/hop bitterness on the finish. Medium body, mostly soft in the mouth with a creamy, lingering finish.

Creamy head that dissipates almost straight alway deeply fruity ruby in colour start off quite sweet on the palate but goes onto a biter aftertaste I really enjoyed this but not the best that this brewery produces

4th February 2010
Chelmsford Winter Fest. Clear dark brown beer. Light palate. Semi dry. Semi sweet toffee malt, a little bubblegum sweetness underneath. Nothing to see here folks - move along!

Cask at Bree Louise, London. Amber beer, small head. Fruity aroma, malty, figs and raisins, some hops. Vinous flavor, figs, candy notes. A bit different but rather nice.

Cask@GBBF2010. Rubyish brown colour with a mediumsized big beige head. Aroma is dark dry fruits, mild fudge, wood, raisins, resiny and a bit nutty notes as well. Flavour is fudge, raisins, mild wood, syrup, quite dry fruits as well as some nuttyness.

Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW. Rich brown pour with a lasting, light tan head. Mild roast aroma with some citrus hops poking through. Rich flavor, lightly roasty with coffee, baking cocoa, burnt sugar, some grass and citrus bitters. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, nicely balanced roasted malts and almost juicy hops. I would call this a British-style black IPA. Good stuff.

Cask. A dark chestnut colored beer with a lazing brown head. The aroma has strong notes of spices - especially cardemomme, combined with light notes of nuts. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of spices - cardemomme and cinnamon.

Cask gravity at Chelmsford BF 2011. Bottled and drunk on train on way home. Black body with thin dark beige head. Its part dark roasted beer part dark strong English beer. Some dark syrup on aroma. Tasty enough. Not overly complex bit I enjoyed it reasonably enough. Its a dark juicy beer

Cask, handpump at The Turf Tavern, Oxford 04.12.10 Pours dark brown with some ruby glints, quite a hard bitterness. Dark malts show, some bitter toffee, molassess, this is a robust leg biter of a beer. A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov13 3.3

Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Dark chestnut with white head. Heavy strong beer with a big dose of toffee caramel, smooth fruity notes with a redcurrant type flavour. A good winter warmer with a sharp alcohol background. Finishes a little sweet. Good stuff.