A bit thin, good taste, but doesn't last

On tap at Made Inn Ashford . Deep hazy red mulberry colour. Lasting beige head. Some decent red ale qualities. I do get a bit of newspaper on the finish. Some red fruit on aroma. Hides abv well. Light bitterness. Some sweetness. Some strawberry jam . Still a touch of paper. Dry finish. It's almost very good. Lose the dry paper flavour and I'd like it

Bottle at home, 18/11/17. Rich reddish amber with a well appointed light beige cap that dissipates to a swirl. Nose is biscuit malt, light pine strokes, caramel, candied fruit rinds, toasted nuts, touch of brown sugar. Taste comprises biscuit, toffee, mineral strokes, light peppery spice, red graperuit, just a hint of soap. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Decent enough offering for the style.

Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up at the London Beer Lab. Pours clear copper with a frothy, khaki head. Nice aroma, some piney hops, ripening orange, grass, toasted malts. Light sweet flavour with soft resinous pine, a few floral notes, toasted brown bread, graham cracker, juicy orange and tangerine. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Great sweet/bitter balance in the finish, with more resinous pine, semi-ripe and fairly juicy citrus fruits, lightly toasted caramel, bread. Really well executed. This style isn't really in vogue these days (that I can tell), which is a shame, because when it's done well, the red IPA/hoppy amber can be a real pleasure.