Keg at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Copper coloured pour with a white head. Toffee, orchard fruit aromas. Similar approach in the taste, spot of red fruit. Malty bittersweet finish.

I have a 12 oz can purchased fairly recently at the closest HEB. Unfortunately the canning date was a long time back. We shall see how this goes. Pouring into my ABGB tulip I see a dark gold-amber body with a head of very light tan foam. The nose is full with hops, dark fruit and grain. A drink, well, not bad but not as rich as the color and the smell promised. Wood, malt, a touch of grapefruit, earth and a bare bit of caramel. It is curiously similar to an amber ale as much as I can tell. An all right beer for a one and done.

29th November 2020
Keg at the Cock T. Almost clear amber beer, good cream colour head. Palate is airy and fairly dry with decent fine carbonation. Fluffy dry malts, a little cream but quite a bit of unsweet caramel. Hops are bitter floral with overripe citric peel underneath. Dry finish. There is nothing wrong with this beer but it is just about everything I detest about the West Coast style delivered in a single package. Dry, caramelly, bitter floral and overripe fruits. Bleh!

Keg at Red Hand - Dalston. Pours crystal clear honey-gold with a tight, creamy white topping. Light to medium sweet with notes of toasted malts, ample bitter grass and pine, citrus peel accents, a hint of dry caramel. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Resinous finish, quite dry, more sun-kissed malts, sturdy bitterness. Classic IPA.

Tap. Heist. Clear amber. Decent white foam. Nose has caramel and bread crust. Hops are herbal and piny. Sweet to start with a pithy bitterness. Easy drinking enough old school affair.

On tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy orange with small white head that lasts. The aroma is citrus and pine. Medium body, juicy, grapefruit, pine, dank, lingering bitterness, very nice.