RCH Pitchfork

Brewed by RCH
Style: Bitter
Weston-super-Mare, England

Serve in English pint

Cloudy copper color with a big foamy white head with persistence and good lacing. Nose of yeast and bread with some distinctly sweet fruity notes. First thing that hits in the taste is a strong (nearly overwhelming) tartness, like a not-quite-ripe apple, or even the "tart" part of a sweet-tart. There’s a sweetness and taste of hop in there but the tartness is too strong a component in the taste. It messes up the balance. Mouthfeel is a bit chalky, which isn’t so good either. Finish is fairly generic hop-bitterness and not unpleasant, but also not remarkable.

cask at Gallows Bird Espoo Color: golden yellow nice head &lace Taste:strong tasty bitterness bit fruits. i have tasted this dozens of times past years. Sometimes I have even been bored for it. Oh good old friend again

Cask RA. Yellow gold colour. Crisp hoppiness and lemon in the taste. More than average carbonation.

Tasted 03/06/2008. 500ml bottle from Regional Wines and Spirits. Pours an amazingly lacy, creamy headed treat. Hazy, pale gold, gentle motherly carbonation. On the nose is is pungently malty sweet, floral minerally yeast, with mild stonefruit notes. Strongly bitter and firmly hoppy. Perhaps a little harsh, with the minerally, sulphurous yeast astringency that covers the breadth of the palate. sweet, slightly under-attenuated malt sits in behind. Very soft, very silky mouthfeel (if you can look past the astringency). I reckon there’s problably an good beer lurking under a slightly problematic bottling that has travelled a little too far... Weston-super-Mare, you have to love that - one extra point for a great town name. I bet it’s a shit hole.

Clear golden with tiny white head. Sweet fruity aroma with caramel and hops. Flavor is sweet with notes of hops, caramel, citrus and pine needles. Ends bitter.

Århus2008. 50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden yellow with a lacing white head. Light hoppy and citrusy aroma. Flavour is mild fruity hops with a light bitterness following. Mild fruity finish, medium sweet. Classic and uncomplicated bitter with a nice citrus-fruity touch.

Bottle @ Aarhus, 2008.
Pours muddy pale amber with a fine creamy off-white head. Aroma is light caramel, good grassy hops. Fine mouthfeel, a bit light. Flavour is a little underwhelming compared to the aroma. Light nuttiness, okay hoppy pine finish. Pretty dry.

Sweet malt hop aroma. Murky brown colour with good head and lacing. Bitter malt hop flavour. Fizzy palate.