York Decade

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

Serve in English pint

[CASK: Font Bar, Manchester 17/04/07] This is a 10th year anniversary brew that I have to say doesn’t promise much for celebration. Very citrusy flavoured and quite overpowering. Nice if you like you fruity zesty ale but not my cup of tea!

Cask (Tram Depot, Cambridge)
6- Slightly citrussy aroma, killed by the sparkler.
3 Mid orange, sparkler head.
6 Minerally and grapefruit put in the retronasals. Simple bitter taste, light malts, but loads of minerals.
3 Soft palate, carbonation low. More minerally in the finish, and bitterness is resinous.
12- Too much of the minerals, alas.

cask at bow ... very pale yellow ... creamy white head ...light lemon hop ... dish water lemon ...light dry hop ... soso

Cask. A - Light, clear gold color. Has a nice creamy white head that settles into a nice lacing. S - Good amount of floral and citrus hops. Slight bread smell too. T - A lot of floral and citrus hops intertwine together. It creates a tangy, bitter, and just slightly sweet taste. A lot of orange, nectarine, lemon rind flavors and even the slightest whisper of grapefruit. In the very background there is a bit of a bread taste. A touch of pine tasting hops comes in at the very end. M - Medium to light body and quite smooth. D - Very good drinkability. Smooth and very refreshing with the citrus and floral taste. These are definitely dominant, but not overpowering and unbalanced. These flavors stay on the tongue and are quite refreshing, making me want more. Notes: Much more citrus than I was expecting. Quite balanced with a lot of kind of flavors. Very nice session beer that is refreshing and easy to sip.

Cask handpump at The Wellington, Birmingham. Pale golden with a slight cloudiness. Perfumed scent ni the mouth with a dominant bitter-sweet grapefruit aroma.

Cask, gravity, at Bedford BF ’08. Pale gold with a small white head. Spicy underarm aroma. Not very exciting citrus in the taste. Can’t see why everyone loves this. Rather dull.

Junction Tavern, Kentish Town. Buttery and tasty with a pink grapefruit bite. A very nice beer.

Cask gravity at Haddenham Beer Festival, Haddenham, Bucks, 05-07-08 Pours a glorious golden colour with just the merest hint of a thin white head. Wonderful floral nose with plenty of hoppy notes. Stunning citrus flavours, starting with a sweet tangerine and finishing with some grapefruit pithiness. This is a fruity zippy, zappy citric wonder evreryone on the table loved it and it could well turn out to be my beer of the festival, marvellous.

(Cask at Dog & Duck, Soho, London, 27 april 2008) Golden yellow colour with green tinges, brief white head. Fruity, floral nose with lemon and citrussy hops. Fruity, hoppy taste with notes of lemon and grassy, citrussy hops in the finish. Fairly sweet, medium body. Nice citrussy hop character.