KingofCastle (202), London, Ontario, Canada Jul 23, 2008 Updated: Jul 31, 2008bottle: Very impressed with this brew and glad to read that it is a bitter. To me this had all the outstanding qualities of a summer brew: fruitiness, slight bitterness and massive quafability. Thanks to Lord Beamish for this treasure. These old school English ales & European beers with the lower alcohol content show how light beers can have so much flavour going on. Sadly, most average guys will be turned off by the English hops & bitterness. It is beyond my comprehension that this beer is rated so much lower than some really crappy beers (i.e. Tankhouse Ale, Schlenkerla’s awful smoke beer, etc.). LordBeamish (144), Boozetown, Ontario, Canada Jul 25, 2008 bottle: I agree wholeheartedley with KingofCastle.....an awesome summer beer with fruity notes.....the balanced bitterness makes it an excellent thirst quencher. Very nice!! mike1977ok (633), Netherlands Nov 10, 2007 Deep amber colour. Fresh hoppy aroma. Great balance of fresh hops and malt makes this a clean and easy to drink beer with a sharp edge on the finish. johndoughty (2150), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England May 27, 2007 Bottle. Surprisingly tasteful compared with the awful Bombardier.Very clean and hoppy taste. Some citrus traces and overall a nice refreshing ale. Ungstrup (14758), Frederiksberg, Denmark Oct 16, 2009 Bottled. An amber beer with a lazing orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and elderflowers. The flavor is sweet with notes of elderflowers and straw, leading to a bitter finish. Nothing special. tupalev (2605), Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jun 19, 2008 Bottle (clear, boo!), LCBO. Dark golden yellow, small but thick bubbly white head, lots of streaming bubbles. Fruity, grassy, sweet aroma. Taste - nice hoppy bite mixed with fruity malt. Clear bottle had no affect, this seems fresh. Malt is very bready and cereal like, body is soft and possibly just a tad watery. Ratings surprise me, this a pretty solid English bitter in bottle form. Beer Snob (378), Ontario, Canada Jun 16, 2008 Very grassy aroma and a lovely golden colour.
Not all that bitter, but a nice mix of hops and malt. A touch sweet, but not overpowering.
Very easy to drink. RichardGretton (3131), Leicestershire, England Nov 26, 2007 Bottle. Golden beer with a very strong head The aroma is dry and lightly caramel, and the flavour is dry and weakly toffee. Overall a smooth drinkable beer.
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