33 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malt. Slight breadish. Bitter, toasted. Light fruity. Medium dry. Herbal and toasted. Dark malty finish.

33 cL bottle. Pours cloudy orange. Small white head. Aroma is herbal hops, slight toasted malt base. Bitter, slight fruity. Medium dry. Bitter and slight herbal. Dry and toasted malt finish.

33 cL bottle. Pours hazy yellow. Small white head. Aroma is mild citrus hops. Bitter, crisp hoppy. Slight fruity. Medium dry. Bitter and crisp hops finish.

33 cL bottle. Pours cloudy to hazy orange. Small white head. Aroma is phenolic and slight herbal. Bitter, slight herbal. Dry and herbal. grassy and dry hoppy finish.

Cask at The 34th Pig’s Ear & Cider Festival, Hackney, London. A black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, dark fruit aroma. Tastes pretty much the same, roasty, malty, dark fruit, slight chocolate, Decent Imperial stout, probably the best that I've had from Kew Brewery.

Cask at Pig's Ear '17,day one, 05/12/17. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is roast malts, charr, treacle toffee, dark fruit rinds, chocolate. Taste comprises mellow roast, chocolate cake, Hobnob biscuit, toffee, fruit slice, raisins. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate sipper but lacks depth and complexity.

Bottle split at CBC Islington, thanks to Danny, 30/10/17. Lightly hazed golden with a decent off white cap. Nose is mellow citric peel, orange, straw, melon, light hop jacket. Taste comprises toasted grains, orange pith, melon, light breads, lemon rind. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a sprinkle of juicy hop bitterness. Decent session plunder given the ABV.

Bottle split at CBC Islington, thanks to Daniel, 30/10/17. Hazed amber to golden with a decent beige cap. Nose is toffee, straw, biscuit, earthy fruits. Taste comprises brown bread, light spice, biscuit malt, twigs, hedgerow berry. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterness. So so.

Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.

[ As Kew Midnight Kew ].
ABV: 7.5%. Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, light oat. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt, wood - woody. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171206]
7-3-7-3-15

Cask (gravity) @ 34th Pig's Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2017, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.

[ As Kew Falling Leaves ].
ABV: 4.7%. Murky medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good - fair lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, herbs, fruity malt, light caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, dusty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171205]
6-2-7-3-14