Taunton Ale

Formerly brewed at Taunton
Style: Bitter
Taunton, England

Serve in English pint

Cask, The Criterion, Leicester. Amber with a thin foam. Aromas are biscuit malts with lemon and peach. Some lightly floral notes. Flavours are sweet weetabix malts with fruity hops. Dry on the finish with some lemon acidity. An OK session brew.

Cask conditioned handpump Turf Tavern Oxford. A copper coloured beer with a whitish head and lacing. A sweetish aroma with fruity notes. Predominantly malty in the mouth with sweet notes. An inoffensive session beer.

Cask handpull, The Crown, Nuneaton. Red gold with a white slick. Some gooseberry and sour fruit in the aroma. Washy biscuit mush, earth, hints of peach candy. A bit agricultural, but saw it off.

Cask-conditioned at The Royal Oak, Bath 5/7/08. Amber with no head. Caramel aroma. Flavour began sweet, before some slightly smokey malt and a decent bitter finish. Ok.

Cask conditioned at The Turf Tavern, Oxford. Amber with white head. Refreshing bitter which improved through the pint. Initially quite cabbagey, vegetable, but improving to a reasonable session bitter with sweetish light hops and a medium roasted body. Pretty decent.