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Unclear amber with a frothy white foamy head. Nose: malty, English-led earthy feel. Mouth is English all the way, a bit nutty, rather malty with an hidden herbal bitterness.

Halloween Night - Shire Tap Takeover @ Barley Wine

Pours light orange to dark golden with a bit of haziness. Doesn't form much head: white, large bubbled, soon dissipating. A nicely vivid and at the same time soft aroma: fresh citric hoppy notes upfront with sweet/jam-like character (orange, tangerine, lighter lemony) plus a hint of floral hoppiness. Maltiness in the background but decently deep with light caramel, a bit of biscuity character, a hint of honey. Taste notes more or less follow the aroma, though I was maybe expecting more intensity based on the smell. A slight sweet edge in the mouth and a balanced, very clean finish where a grassy hint shows up alongside the citric bitterness. Leaves a delicate fruity aftertaste. Quite light bodied, quite low carbonation, perhaps less carbonated than actually meant as the very low head suggested; very smooth as obvious. A nice, very delicate interpretation of the style, with good drinkability and decent complexity. This specific can probably suffered a light undercabonation flaw.

On tap @Luppolo Station (Rome). Dorata limpida, schiuma bianca media. Al naso piuttosto rustica, cereale, crosta di pane, sentori di tè, terroso, fruttato. In bocca conferma le sensazioni di rusticità, chiudendo con un amaro abbastanza marcato. Corpo leggero, carbonazione soft. Mi aspettavo qualcosa di molto più british, ma nel complesso non è male.