Bottle at home in London - picked up at the Richmond Brewers’ Fair. Pours clear gold, highly effervescent, with a billowing and lasting fluffy, virginal white head. Crispy pale malts in the nose, with touches of hay and citrus peel. Light sweet flavour with moderate husky bitterness, some biscuits, white bread, lemon rind, a little citrus pith, straw. Light bodied with active carbonation. Crisp and pretty clean on the finish, with a nice load-bearing pale malt base, more citrus rind, some grassy bitterness, melon, tangerine. This beer really grew on me as I drank it.

Nice, but I'd like more kick here.

Bottle from Sourced Market St Pancras drunk on a train to Bicester. Hazy amber colour lasting beige head. some caramel malt and earthy hop on the aroma. Caramel malt flavour in the mouth. Some dry dusty hop on the finish. Mostly a malty beer throughout ok if not exactly entertaining

Bottle at home in London - picked up at the Richmond Brewers’ Fair. Pours clear, rich brown with a creamy, beige head. Fairly simple on the nose, with moderate roasted malts, hints of dusty earth and milk chocolate. Light-medium sweet flavor with smooth chocolatey malt character, some toasted biscuits, subtle earthy bitterness, accents of prune and raisin. Light bodied with fine carbonation and velvety texture. Nicely balanced on the finish, with easygoing cocoa further earth, toasted toffee, hints of dried berries. A straightforward low-ABV porter that drinks very easily. Nice one.

Bottle shared at Daniels place. 20/02/2016. Many thanks to Daniel for this one. Hazed golden orange coloured pour with a lasting thin white head. Aroma is orange rind, citrus, grainy, Flavour is composed of tangy orange rind, grainy, straw. Assertive hop, Palate is airy carbonation, grainy. Pretty decent.

Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours cloud deep orange with a decent white head. The nose is fresh, musty, earthy, farmyard, wood, light spice, cereal and candied peel. The taste is bitter, earthy, spicy, pine, orange peel, waxy peel, some alcohol peel, wood and leather with a dry, orange peel with a dry finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Not bad.

Bottle thanks to Lorna. It pours deep mahogany brown with a tiny light tan head. The nose is bitter - sweet, toasted brown sugar, festive spice, allspice, ginger, clove, dark fruits, fruit cake and toast. The taste is bitter, drying, toasty, pretty spicy, clove in particular, decent astringency, dry wood, fruit cake with a pretty dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. The aroma is pretty nice, but it is just too dry and astringent.

1st December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy gold beer, thin white head. Palate is light, semi dry. Mild floralness. Pithy orange, lemon and grapefruit. Light finish. Nicely fruity.

Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear 2015. It pours lightly hazy golden - orange with a decent white head. The nose is soft, juicy, apricot, peach, marmalade and bread. The taste is toasty, earth, nectarine, soapy orange, pine, straw and bread. Medium body and fine carbonation. Decent fruity golden ale. Not bad.