 SilkTork (3827), Rochester, Kent, England
May 20, 2008
500ml bottle from Shropshire. Vintage 1997. Bottle conditioned. Well attenuated with a decent head and moderate condition. Slight raspberry flavour. Ever so slightly, pleasantly, sharp. A clean, refreshing beer. This could just as well be 11 months old as 11 years.
TinyClanger (39), West Sussex, West Sussex, England
Mar 10, 2004 [bottle-conditioned] Poured with a largish, rocky white head - sadly rather short-lived. Amber with a pinkish tinge, and good, sparkling condition. Oats and some malt on the nose, with good raspberry character, and a faint lambic-like tang, rather like Cantillon Rose de Gambrinus. Tastes strongly of raspberry, with accompanying acidic, slightly sweet twang. Oatiness also evident, as you would expect. Rather light in body, and with a slightly chalky mouthfeel on the rather acidic finish. Not bad, but I'd rather have the Cantillon :)
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