Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Felstar In The Pink ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to light light heavy hoppy - yeasty, tropical fruit, sweet fruit, light sweet tart - sour - raspberry - cherries. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, sweet fruity - raspberry - cherry, tropical fruit juice, sweet fruit, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151203] 7-3-7-3-13

4th December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 4. Cask. Clear gold beer, a few pink tinted bubbles. Palate is smooth, modest carbonation. Good candy cherry and a touch of sherbet. Lesser generic fruit. Light finish. Good depth of fruit here.

Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2015 - London. Pours clear yellow-gold with a light, foamy head. Interesting aroma, fruity, with some strawberry and light vinegar. Medium sweet flavour, syrupy, with notes of cherry cough syrup, and doughy bread. Medium bodied, oily and chewy, with soft carbonation. Sugary sweet finish, with ntoes of cherry candies, pale bread, light tang. Novel, but not great.

Cask at Pigs Ear, 2015. Bright gold pour. Aromas of pink grapefruit, lots of bitter citrus. Medicinal flavours of lemon and grapefruit. Quite a Veno’s cough mixture feel to it. Could certainly provide sound remedy for a cold.

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’15, 04/12/15. Clear golden blonde topped with moderate off white spotting. Nose is sweet malt, raspberry jam, perfume, orange creme, spice. Taste comprises tangerine, glazed cherries, rich fruit medley, peach melba, straw, trace of cherry blossom. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light woody barrel notes. Interesting brew but not sure it’s one I’d be to desparate to revisit.