Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Gwaun Valley Farmhouse Ale ].Clear medium orange amber colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing to lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, pale malt, nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, fruity malt, earthy, pale malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151203] 5-3-6-3-12

500ml Bottle conditioned: from the brewery. Opened on 19 Jun 2013 and poured slowly into Gwaun Valley Brewery badged UK pint sleeve on my patio. No sediment left the bottle, so I got a clear and bright amber bodied beer with an off-white thin covering on top. Malts in the subtle nose: lightly baked white bread with mild mixed fruit jam on top. The taste also has a malty lead: the finish is however a semi-bitter flavour with the hops asserting themselves after being second-fiddle for most of the tasting. Not bad at all: the best I’ve had from this brewery so far. Body wise it was fine, suited the flavours and alcohol strength to a tee.

Bottled. Almost clear amber, small head. Bready malt aroma. Mid sweet with rounded mouthfeel. Soft and laid back, bready malt is in focus. Low bitterness.