14th June 2019
Bianca Rd taproom. Keg. Hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Smooth and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Mild rye tang. Thin cream. Little marmalade. Pine. Light floral citrus. Light finish. Could do with some more ooomph but decent.

Can at home in Hackney - picked up at Clissold Wines. Pours clear auburn with a frothy, off-white head. The nose holds leafy hops, old pine, dried citrus peel. Light sweet flavour with flinty minerals, lightly toasted grains, a bit of pine, toasted grains, suggestions of dry toffee. Light bodied with average carbonation. Dry and flinty on the finish, with more pine needles, a little tobbaco leaf, some earthy hints, more toasted bread and grains, orange peel. Fairly uninspiring.

Keg at the Rake. A hazed amber red coloured pour with a stodgy magnolia head. Aroma is burnt orange, spicy citrus, woody hop, berry, harsh grains. Flavour is composed of burnt toffee, brown sugars, piney hop, little musty, apple, grain tannin. Palate is semi sweet, little sticky hop, moderate carbonation, grainy. Mild musty infection.