Spitting Feathers Old Wavertonian

Brewed by Spitting Feathers
Style: Stout
Chester, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker, Snifter

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Cask. Dark brown color, small white edge head. Aroma of roasted coffee grounds and fruitcake. Taste is similar.

Pint at the Nags Head in Reading. Black with a fair head on it. Roasty, with a hint of chocolate and a nice balance to it. The aroma is again chocolatey with roasted malt. All in all, pretty tasty.

Cask @ Ye Cracke, Liverpool 040112
Very dark ruby brown. dense white head, some lacing
Aroma - Fruity dark malts, tad vinous
Taste of roasted malts, quite a lot of roast but quite fruity too, some roast coffee, red berries, chocolate, a touch vinous, tasty beer
Palate - Medium body, smooth. Finish of fruity chocolate, dry linger, bit too dry
Overall - Decent stout with that fruitness, not sure if it’s supposed to have that vinous edge but finish a bit too dry for me

Cask@lychegatetavern, wolverhampton. Very dark brown with coffee froth head. Aroma of coffee. Taste is of dry coffee and dark fruits with a touch of dark chocolate. Body is too thin for a stout. An ok stout.

Cask at GBBF 2011. Black color. Aromas of coffee and licorice. Dry coffeish flavor, brings grassy old coffee to mind. Tastes flat.

I’ve now had this at their brewpub and a few times at JDW. Very dark with a beautiful mocha head. Huge dark chocolate notes on the nose that continue in the mouth, along with plenty of coffee and dark fruits. Packs a decent punch for the ABV, but it does feel slightly thin at times. A real winner though: a creamy and satisfying stout that keeps you coming back for more.

Cask (handpump) at Great British Beer Festival, day 4 on 5 August 2011. Dark brown with a slight red tinge. Pleasant roasty aroma with some powdery chocolate and a touch of bitter coffee. Thinner on the palate. Dry and a little dusty. Not enough body to fully deliver on the promise of the aroma. Still pretty decent though.

Cask (GBBF2011, Friday)
Black, tight tan head. Rich roasty aroma. Thinner in the mouth then the aroma promised. Yes, it’s roasty, but nothing holding it together. No real flaws, but disappointing compared with what I was hoping for.

Cask@GBBF2011. Very deep brown colour, small beige head. Aroma is sugar, some roasted notes, mild liquorice, mild syrupy notes as well as some burnt wooden notes. Flavour is roasted malts, coffee, dark fruits, liquorice and mild syrupy notes.

Cask at GBBF 2011 - Tuesday. Black - offwhite edges. Bread, berries, nutty, roasted, light burned, dryness, light burned notes, dark bread, dark malts, chocolate, coffee. OK.