19th October 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Draft at the Brew Wharf mini beer festival. A lively dark beer - nice! Like a Black IPA almost. Dark and bitter notes wih a mixed malt undertone. IPA like bitter finish. Good!

Cask at the brewpub. -1/2pint.
Dark reddish/brown coloured, small cappuccino head. Light sweet malty and nice hoppy aroma with notes of caramel, fruits and herbs. Moderate bitter finish.

[i] Cask at the Brew Wharf, Southwark, London 27-10-07 [/i] Pours dark chesnut ruby sheen cutting through topped with a thin white head. Far too cold at first, why do they pour it this cold? This pretty much destroyed me being able to pick up any aroma’s. A lovely bitter burst in the mouth with an initial taste not too disimilar to flushed through coffee granules. Really quite nicely bitter, but finising with some sweet caramel and a suprisingly hoppy flourish. Very nice beer but £3.40 bit steep, still better than the Meantime IPA at £12.70 for a 750ml bottle (this can be picked up at £3.79 or thereabouts in Sainsburys what planet are they on here?)

Cask handpull at Brew Wharf, Borough Market. Deep ruby colour with lasting beige head. Choccy caramel. Some nice hop on aroma. Fullish in mouth, nice choc flavours. It’s quite a good strong dark bitter. Very impressive and the best of their beers so far.