Wychwood Fiddlers Elbow (Pasteurised)

Bottle. Poured the whole thing into a Sam Adams O’fest glass. The head settles into a 1/2" of foam atop a burnt orange body. Aroma is light with the malts and has a bit of caramel. Flavor starts with some mellow spices (cinnamon, green pepper) then goes on with more sweet malts and a decent hop bite. Mellow earthy-ness to it, which I found common in these Wychwood beers. Some cardboard but not from a fresh bottle. Nothing special here.

Aroma is a balance of medium malts, and some nice hops. It’s appearance is darker red, with a nice fluffy head, long trails of lacing down the glass. It’s flavor is a good balance of more hops to malt, a little fruit possible, but light. It’s smooth, with a nice little bite.

Bottle 0,5l. Golden colored. A shortlived fluffy head clinging to the glass. Fruity aroma dominated by raisins. Sweet fruity flavor with a developing fruity bitterness.

500ml bottle, BB 29 April ’08...whoops. Hazy pale amber body, small white foam atop. Toasty/biscuity malt in the background, touch of caramel sweetness, earthy spice, citrus and vanilla from the hops. Medium-to-full body, relatively lively carbonation, chewy texture taking a bit away from the hop bitterness. Sweet malt body, biscuity with bit of toffee, grassy hops, bitter orange, vanilla and spice. Finishes with lingering citrus note, moderate bitterness. Not a bad bitter, probably need a fresher bottle.

Clear amber with white head. Weak hoppy notes of grapefruit and some spices. Flavour is dominantly bitter but with some sweetness as well. Bitter finsh.