Oakleaf Bitter

Brewed by Oakleaf
Style: Bitter
Gosport, England

Serve in English pint

Bottle: Really pale and with a tiny bit of haziness. A lovely little head which laces nicely on the glass. Pale malts and peanuts in the aroma along with toast. Smooth but not oily on the tongue tasting fantastically bitter from the intese hops and slowly dissolving into something a little sweeter; caramelly pale malts. Quite nasal maltiness with some hops. A real session bitter.

Bottle, bought @ YNWA, Kolding.
Pours hazy golden with a nice, small, creamy, white head. Fin duration and okay lacing. Aroma is very pleasant, super, grassy hops, very grapefruity and pine-like. Super mouthfeel for the low ABV, dry and lovely. Flavour is very nicely hopped, very dry, grassy, fruity and light pine. Really world class.

A Mes rate: cask at the Hop Farm festival.
Bright gold with with a thin white head and good condition. Lovely citric grapefruit aroma with some excellent bready malt and very well balanced. The flavour is more of the same and in my eyes more golden blonde than bitter. Awesome grapefruit and all round glorious bright and sharp hoppage. Balanced perfectly, a really good dry feel and some more huge citrus in the finish. Excellent stuff.

Cask, Far From The Madding Crowd, Oxford. Copper, small white layer of coarse white bubbles. Candy, grassy hop aroma, an unexpected touch of bubble gum, warm grain. Dry earthy malt flavor, hint of black pepper. Very decent bitter, though it didn’t stand out as much as I was kind of hoping, given how impressive Oakleaf beers often are.

Bottle.Golden brown with a small head,aroma of fruit and hops taste is grassy fresh fruity and hoppy with a dry bitter finish.

Bottle Conditioned. Poured a hazy acolour with a very thin. The beer has a slight toffee aroma. The taste has some citrus with a dry finish. A very good beer from this brewery.

Counting house. I think this had been on too long, as it was going a bit sweet and losing hop character. Aroma was grassy, floural hops, hints at pepper, pale malts and caramel. Taste has quite a bit of acarsmel and peppery hop, honey notes and grassy bitter finish. Would love to have again as i recon it would be a great session ale.

Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Copper gold with a small white head. Aroma is spicy hop and fruit. Thick, ashy, compost taste with a hint of citrus and a surprising bitter finish. Huge flavour for the ABV. And it’s a beer that grows on you as the pint goes down.