Triple fff Rock Lobster

Brewed by Triple fff
Style: Bitter
Alton, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask (Black Door, Helsinki, Helsinki)
Lovely rich sweet fruity aroma for a bitter - swear there are almost cherries in it, thw fruitiness is to tangible. Looks great for a simple ruddy bitter - lovely persistent spongy head. First sip gave me a wow, not sure why, but it was just an outburst of joy from my psyche to have the drink in my mouth, this is vastly better than my prior mikkeller mess in every way. Such a soft palate, beautiful gentle carbonatio. A lovely rich malty body, some clear caramelly barley sweetness, and a really full earthy twiggy bitterness - lovely! Slight mushroominess accompanies the dry resiny finish. I did feel the effects of the alcohol in the mikkeller k:rap, but this is exuding a wonderful drinkability - every sip makes me want to take another, and the mellowness that the "yum" provides makes me feel soberer, just with a sense of well-being that bitter is still being brewed like this. (And of course that it’s available to me too!)

Tasted this premium bitter in the Last Post, Paisley (JDW) in April 2010. Cask, handpump dispense. Crystal clear pale copper in colour with a thin white head. Dusty floral notes in the intense hop aroma. Good robust mouthfeel and poor lacing. Pale malts give complex juicy fruit notes of kiwi, lychees and hints of elderflowers. Bitter hop resins give a dry woody note in the short aftertaste. Good bitter sweet balance in the moreish finish. An excellent session ale and highly recommended.

Cask@Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is bready and caramelly malts along with some crystal notes and wood, grass and some floral notes. Flavour is being quite similar along with some wood, dark dry fruits and mild spices.

Cask at Oliver Twist. Thinn lace. Pale amber color. Marvelous Brittish hop aroma with some nice pale malts in the background. After some time a small but lasting citrus bitterness in the taste. A litle too sweet for a top score.

Cask (Oliver Twist, Stockholm) - Amber in colour. Peach, passion fruit and malt in the aroma. Hoppy and slightly sweet taste with peach, passion fruit and tangy hops. Enjoyable.

(Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm, 8 April 2011) Amber colour with foamy, off-white head. Fruity, malty nose with notes of dried apricots, orange and earthy hops. Fruity, malty taste with apricots, orange and slightly earthy hops in the finish. Rather light body, with balanced sweetness. Quite nice and highly drinkable.

Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Bronze colour. Delicate bready spicy nose. Dry, soft, light and fresh. Salty and bready. Super drinkable, really well balanced.

Cask (handpump) @ The Hope Tap, 99-105 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire, England RG1 1EP.

Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate hoppy, grapefruit, orange - citrus, fruity, flowers - chamomile flower. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, spicy hops - chamomile flowers. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100429]

14th April 2010. Clear amber beer, tiny head. Softish sry palate. Nicely balanced. Fruity start with sweetish pineapple and orange and even a little melon Dry even malt underpins and then some hop bitterness kicks in fairly strong in the finish and lingers in the aftertaste.

Cask Handpump at the Penny Black JDW, Northwich 13/04/2010 Fruity aroma. Golden coloured fruity and hoppy with a hint of dryness in a bitter and slightly peppery malt finish.