Keg at route CBC Clapham, 02/10/2015. Amber / orange coloured pour with a lasting creamy head. Aroma is big brett funk, horsey and pineapple. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, floral, brown bread, tangy apple and pineapple, Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation hint of drying. Not bad.

2nd October 2015
Craft Clapham. Keg. Route 66 event with most of the London crew. Cloudy brown beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and semi dry. Light fine carbonation. Caramel and thin cream from the malts. Belgian spice mix. Lively dried fruits. A touch of bitterness in the light finish. Tasty.

Keg at Route CBC, CBC Clapham, 02/10/15. Chestnut brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is nutty, tarte fruit shreds, spice, wooded notes, musty. Taste comprises light JD & Coke, wooded notes, funky, tangy dark fruits, coconut. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a trickle of acidity. Decent.

Tap at Route CBC. It pours hazy deep brown with a medium off-white head. The nose is toasty, umami, wood, earth, light vanilla, varnish, grape, toffee and lactic notes. The taste is bitter, wood, varnish, balsamic vinegar, vanilla, toffee, earth, alcohol heat, vinous, burnt wood, resin and leather. Medium body and fine carbonation. Rather woody. Not too bad all-round.

cloudy black. tart. raisin, tropical fruits, pineapple and peach. some strange flavors here but it was pretty, still mildly drinkable.

Draft @ BCTC, Ommegang Brewery. August, 8, 2015. Aroma is cherry Sour Patch Kids, oak, light vinegar.

Flavor starts with sharp oak, with more of the wine character. Tannin, hints. Malt and dirty socks through the center. Soft carbonation, tannic oaky finish. This certainly is nowhere near Captain Lawrence Rosso e Marrone, that is for damn sure.

Growler shared in NYC - courtesy of drsandman. Pours lightly unclear ruddy brown with a creamy, off-white head. The aroma holds some tart berries, leather, leaves, earth. Medium sweet flavor with ripe berries, bread, mellow tartness, moist wood. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Finishes relatively sweet with ripe, lightly tangy berries. Very drinkable. (December 2014, score: 3.6)

Keg at Craft Beer Co. Clapham - London, during Route CBC. Pours clear copper-amber with a creamy, off-white head. Wood, leather and tart, ripe berries in the nose. Medium to big sweet flavor with light funk, more leather, alcohol, earth, dried fruits. Medium bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Lightly warming on the finish with old leathery fruits, some funky/musty basement, light earthy bitterness. Good depth. Nice beer. (October 2015, score: 3.8)