Cask, Dick Whittington pub, Gloucester, 02-09-06. Loz (partner) had this first and I was that impressed I had to have one. Poured a very red/brown colour and with a noticeably fruity berry nose this beer was a real turn up as I’m not usually that struck by fruit beers. The label described it as a wheat beer with the addition of locally grown raspberries, the raspberries were very evident and really added and improved but in no way did they ever overpower, we both agreed that this was very, very refreshing and really different but both felt that a half or pint would probably be enough. Wonderfully different beer.

Bottle. An orange beer with a slight hazy underneath a lazing off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes fo oranges, and so is the flavor.

Bottle. Clear amber colour with a small off-white head. Sweet malty aroma with some fruity hints. Sweet malty flavor with some hints of vanilla. Sweet malty and warming finish.

Bottle at blind tasting. Mid gold colour with lasting white head. Peachy/apricot aroma. Bit weird. Too sweet in the mouth. Ugh, not pleasant. Honey, and dryish on end. Vanilla. Sickly alcohol. 1.5 Bottle from Terre de Boissons in Calais, some apple peach flavour, but it’s fine. OK strong beer, won’t buy it again, but it’s inoffensive.

Bottle. Pours a black colour with a tan head. Roasted malty aroma with hints of caramel and coffee. Roasted malty flavor with some hints of chocolate. Has light roasted finish with some bitterness.

Cask half-pint at NERAX 5/4/06. Brassy-yellow, dried pineapple colored body is bright, with a small, white head, moderately-well retained and lacing very lightly. Fresh fruity hops rise up from the glass (light nectarines, apricots) while nearly juicy pale malts and some light citrus on end combine to keep things snappy and rather dry. Very fruity flavor, with dry pale malts, light straw, dry wafers and golden raisins (very faint) to balance. Bubbly, crisp and with a strong yeasty, doughy and somehow earthy (more like baked clay) note. Didnt realize there was wheat in it, but assuming that just balances the sweet pale malts and fruitiness, it works well.

A pitch black beer with no head. The aroma is sweet and roasted, and so is the flavor, but here notes of coffee also come thru, leading to a dry roasted end.

Cask at Market Porter, London
Cloudy amber color. Sour aroma. Sweet taste, fruity, light sourness, very light late astringency, correctly bitter. Original and pleasant.

Cask at Market Porter, LondonDark color, mahogany. Some sourness in the aroma (suspicious…). Good bofy, sweet, a bit sour with strong fruity notes of Strawberry Grape (Uva Fragola). Very original, very pleasant.