York Coppergate

Brewed by York (Mitchells Hotels)
Style: Bitter
York, England

Serve in English pint

A Mes rate. Cask at Baker St ’Sporks.
Copper coloured with a good off white head. Good balance of sweet yet slightly earthy malt and a pleasant citric bitterness leading to a long grassy finish. Straight forward but drinkable and reasonably enjoyable.

cask ... brown ... thick off white head ... wooody toffee malt with little melon nose ... mellon adn dark fruits ... ligth toffee bitter.

The Baron. Foggy copper draped with lace. Hazelnut and damp leaves aroma dusted with choc. Another one of those reddish, slightly dank Crystal malt-infused (probably) efforts hinting at sesame, chocolate, vinous fruit... unexciting but pretty good.

Cask Handpump at the Swim Inn JDW, Sheffield 14/11/2009 Lots of fruit aroma. Copper coloured and fruity with some alcohol present. A little sourness in a hoppy bitter and slightly peppery lasting malt finish.

Handpulled cask at JDW Hatch End. Copper with a beige head. Well balanced fresh bitter with a roasty edge and fresh hoppy finish. I always enjoy beers from this brewer.

Cask conditioned at a Wetherspoons. Darkish amber with slight head. Sour fruits dominated this, tartish cherry, acidic and a little unpleasant. Probably not at its best in this Spoons. Not particularly good.

Cask conditioned handpump Saracens Head Daventry. A copper coloured beer with a red hue and a thick whitish head and lacing. The aroma is flowery fruity whilst the taste is fizzy fruity. Berry notes throughout from the Bramling Cross. A hint of acidity maybe. It’s ok but nowt special.

Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Bright amber gold in colour with a dense cream head; aroma of fruti and ginger; peppery taste a tfirst with a sweet, fruity, malt body; warming peppery ginger finish. Very pleasant.