Pink Elephant Trumpet

Beautiful copper colour in the glass. The head is lasting but is the fleeting type that you see in a beer of this strength. The nose is caramel sweet and quite subtle but the real letdown was the taste of things to come. Is this too young? I am trying bottle 555 of batch 1 and am wondering if it needs a lot more ageing. There is a distinct tang that presumably doesn’t come from the malt I would hope but perhaps the manuka honey. Does it need a few years in the cellar for this to smooth into what was hoped to be a knock-out beer? Other raters have commented but is it because of the deliberate intention of the brewer or an error in brewing. My vote is for the latter. Bugger.

Bottle, cgarvieuk coolbeans party. Dark chestnut, thin off-white head. Nose is sweet, barley malt, sugary, mellow. Sweet and sugary. Mouth is very sweet, rich dark unaged fruit. Fruity end. Good and lively.

Bottle at home with Tom and Royce... The 2nd From my Sister.... big shout goes out to her for not bringin homr lager ... nice sweet malt barley wine nose ... wonder full but this pink elephant need a few more year and to spread his ears and learn to fly ... tart hoppy

Bottle thansk to cgarvieuk. Aroma is sweet pale malts candy sugar and pink elephants., some sort of parma violet yet pink and elephant shaped. Taste is intence is slightly oxidised rich fruit, and immencly sweet.

Bottle (2007) out of The GrandMaster’s homecoming box (courtesy of yalnikim), pours a clear rose red with a bubbled off-white head. Very aromatic, with rose petals, ginger, cloves and pepper. A honey sweetened palate, which sours in the finish with some effervescence. Riesling-like, with caramal flavours and some pepperyness.