Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Light bitter flavor. Short light bitter finish. Watery palate.

Rerate No.2, 500 ml bottle as Little Valley Radical Roots, Light & Gingery Pale Ale, from Meny Løren. ABV is 4.0%. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate grainy aroma, a hint of ginger. Light bodied. Medium dry flavour with notes of ginger and moderate earthy hops. Rerate No. 1, 500 ml bottle, from Bris Ølutsalg, Jørpeland. ABV is 4.0%. Clear deep golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of malts and ginger. The flavour is moderately malty but not sweet, with distinct notes of ginger, also fairly distinct bittering hops. And it is NOT very sour / infected! Ginger warmth in the aftertaste / throatfeel. I'm upping the score quite a bit. Original rating: 500 ml bottle (a gift), as Little Valley Organic Bottle Conditioned Ginger Pale Ale. And yes, it is \"fairtrade\" and vegan - and \"CAMRA says this is real ale\". My oh my - you don’t even have to drink it. BUYING it is apparently enough to ensure your passage through the pearly gates. ABV is 4.0%. \"Best before\" February 2010 - that might explain a lot. Cloudy golden colour, large to moderate white head. Strong aroma of ginger, sweetish fruity and sugary notes. The flavour is really sour, lemony and acidic from the first to the last sip (yes, I mean really SOUR - probably far more than intended by the brewer), with a moderate ginger burn. Dryish finish. Probably infected - certainly not something I would pay good money for. But I am a polite fellow - somehow I managed to finish the bottle.

500ml bottle @ Ravintola Hiili, Kuopio

Pours dark orange with a tiny white head. Aroma has notes of ginger, light spices, malts and caramel. Taste is slightly malty with some notes of ginger, spices, caramel and light hops. Finish is slightly fruity and spicy. Okay, but a bit unbalanced.

Bottle at GBBF 2011. Yellow colour with a white head. Hoppy nose. Citric and a bit fruity flavour.

50cl bottle from CM Jumbo. Poured slightly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is dominated by ginger, some sweet maltiness as well. Flavor similar, strong ginger flavor , quite bitter as well. Burning finish. I like ginger in food, but in this beer it was too much.

Bottle courtesy of Slothez. Hazy amber pour with minimal head. Sweet malts and vague dusty hops in the restrained nose. Pretty uninspiring flavour with a little fruit and muffled hop. Dryish bitter finish. Average and rather unrefined stuff.

3/12/2011. Cask at The Dove Street Inn Winter Beer Festival.

BB2007. Amber with a small white head. Somewhat dusty caramel and toffee aroma. Sweet and fruity flavour.

Gravity cask at The Bree Louise, London. Pours clear gold with no head. Wet grain aroma. Faintly sweet flavor with slightly tangy malts, crunchy grains and faintly bitter leaves. Light in body with soft carbonation. Mildly sweet finish, very faint fruits, grainy malts. Not great.