 KingofCastle (185), London, Ontario, Canada
Jul 23, 2008 Updated: Jul 31, 2008
bottle: 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.).
PaulHegedus (68), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Sep 7, 2008 Bottle. Pours golden with a weak head. Aroma is slightly grassy, with citrus. This is very watery. I taste caramel, sweetness, water.
Mes_and_Sim (4365), Highgate, Greater London, England
Aug 31, 2008 A Mes rate: bottle at Chris O’s Post GBBF Tasting.
Dirty golden brown with a thin white head. The fuggles and goldings are fairly clear as are some none too pleasant earthy notes. Pretty rough and minus points for a clear bottle.
oh6gdx (5904), Vaasa, Finland
Aug 31, 2008 Bottled@Chris O Post GBBF tasting. Golden colour, white small head. Aroma is hops, some mild notes of rubber and wood. Flavour is malts, caramel, fruity hops and some mild earthyness. Pleasant flavour.
gam (529), brisbane, Australia
Aug 17, 2008 Large head on a misty straw coloured beer,good carbonation.Aroma malt,hoppy,note of bread.Flavour,malty,mild good bitterness,citrus touch,nothing special just a good drinkable English ale I could drink all day.No nasties,very plesant,finish malty,bitter lasting taste,very nice,underrated.
mabel (1633), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aug 13, 2008 [1553-20080730] 500mL bottle. Grainy malt aroma has some plastic notes. Slightly hazy, medium orange brown body with a long-lasting creamy off-white head. Grainy metallic malt flavour. Medium body has a bit of kick. "Inert" but fair.
(w/ jerc)
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