11/06/2018.MAD BISHOP & BEAR, 1st Floor, Paddington Station, LONDON, W2, England (FULLERS)

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, reddish amber colour with small, creamy, diminishing, minimally lacing, white head. Monotonous, mildly spicy aroma with notes of ginger. Taste is minimally sweet malty, slightly spicy and minimally citrusy hoppy, hints of ginger, a touch of bergamot and lemon, malty basis with a minimally nuttily touch; light and slightly watery. Skilfully crafted, well balanced, not overspiced, not hints of soapiness.

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

Tried at the Chesham Arms, Deep golden colour with a white ehad. The ginger is subtle and warming, Certainly not overpowering, Nice enough.

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

Bottle from Budgens, Brockley. Amber pour with a white head. Apricot jam and sweet spice aroma. Flavours of sultanas, apricot, ginger, sweet spice action. Not bad.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottle at home, 18/02/17. Clear golden copper with a decent off white head. Nose is ginger, spice, orange peel, straw, biscuit crunble. Taste comprises grains, ginger, peppery spice, straw, light bread, cheesecake base, fruit esters. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for style but as with most beers of this genre I wouldn’t bother to revisit.

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

Bottle shared at the London Brewers’ Market. Pours clear, rich gold with a mellow, white foam head. The aroma holds dry ginger, pale bread, little else. Light sweet flavour with some leafy hops, lightly toasted bread, earth, faint ginger spice. Light bodied with average carbonation. Dry and bitter in the finish, with notes of toasted grass, more pale grains. Very so so.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle 500ml. @ London Brewers’ Market, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1 6AA, United Kingdom. [ As East London Rascal ].Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, spicy, ginger. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, ginger. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20161126] 5-3-5-3-10

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity at the pigs ear beer fest 2016. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a a lasting loose off white head . Aroma is grassy hop, semi sweet cereal grains, nutty. Flavour is composed of semi sweet biscuity base malts, ginger, root ginger, mellow spices. Palate is semi sweet rounded, grainy, moderate carbonation. Decent.