Against the Grain Brewery Bruno's Cassock

Bruno's Cassock

 

Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Northern Monk Brew Co.
  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
7.00
ABV: 7.6% IBU: 17 Ticks: 9
This Atg collaboration with Northern Monk Brewing Co. in Leeds, England is intended to be British tradition meets AtG oddity. We took a traditional Extra Special Bitter, darkened it up a bit, added a dose of smoke, and threw in some American hops. The result is a pleasant malty beer with significant complexity. Up front you will get the malty sweetness and caramel character of a traditional ESB along with just enough piney American hops to round it out. The extra dark malts add a roast note that holds up the bacon-y smoke. Fear no evil when you walk with Giordano Bruno.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ BrewDog Clapham Junction, 11- 13 Battersea Rise, Battersea, Greater London, England SW11 1HG. [ As Against the Grain / Northern Monk Bruno's Cassock ].Light unclear medium amber colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, meat, smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20160811] 7-3-7-3-13

Tried on 11 Apr 2018 at 10:56


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours deep amber, nose is smoky toffee, malty, caramel, taste is dry, peaty, caramel, thin.

Tried on 12 Sep 2016 at 14:28


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ BrewDog Shoreditch, Shoreditch E1. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy caramel smoky aroma. Fruity malty spicy smoky bitter caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty spicy smoky caramel finish.

Tried from Draft on 08 Sep 2016 at 07:39


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

On tap. Fast klare rötlich braune Farbe, mittelgroße beige schaumkrone. Geruch rauchig, süß, Schinken. Geschmack süß malzig, rauchig, süßer Schinken.

Tried from Draft on 11 Aug 2016 at 12:05


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at BD CJ. It pours clear deep brown with a decent white head. The aroma is sweet, oily, smoke, pine, resinous, dark fruit, fruit cake, earthy, rich smoke and honey glazed ham. The taste is smooth, rich roasted malt, earthy, smoked malt, ham, resinous, carbon, charred wood, sweet, earthy and toast with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and fine carbonation, oily mouth-feel. Works pretty well. Overall a decent smoked strong ale.

Tried on 08 Aug 2016 at 14:22


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Keg at brew dog.. Dark brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet smoke roast malts nose.. Dark roast.. Meaty smoke malt

Tried on 07 Aug 2016 at 09:09


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Growler: Dark amber-brown with a small beige head. Caramel, smoke aroma. Taste is smoked malt, wood, caramel malt....tea... A slight herbal bittering towards the finish. REALLY NICE !!!

Tried on 16 Jun 2016 at 18:18


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draft at the source. Dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma of malt, bread, and smoke. Taste is smoked malt, caramel, bread, and possibly a tiny bit of salt. Decent.

Tried from Draft on 24 Apr 2016 at 13:22


8.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draft. Lactic wood smoke, barley malt, and hay aroma. Cloudy brown with moderate head. Sweet smoked creamy barley malt and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Excellent smoked malt flavor - Bamberg worthy - a great smoked ale.

Tried from Draft on 16 Apr 2016 at 16:07