Cask (handpump) @ Cask and Barrel Southside, 26 West Preston Street, Edinburgh, Scotland EH8 9PZ.Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus, light grapefruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120421]

cask at reading ... light black ... soft fruit malt ... light roast ... soft toffe roast ... soft juicy ... nice fruits ... soft roast ... nice ... needed a little more than was needed

On gravity at the Three Tuns, Bristol 29/04/2012. Near black with a decent, off-white head. Roast malt, dark fruit and chocolate aroma. Flavour had more chocolate, black coffee and a dry finish. Chipotles failed to register. Good.

Bottle from Theatre of Wine, Greenwich. Reddish-orange pour with a fluffy white head. Fresh bread, caramel and pear drop aroma. caramel flavour with light coffee notes. Bitter aftertaste.

Bottle from Utobeer, Boro’ Mkt, London. A hazy dark golden/orange coloured pour with a medium off white head on top. Intriguing aroma of tropical fruit, caramel and malt. Tastes slightly bitter, caramel, distinct grapefruit, malty, some spice. My first beer from Red Willow and it was pretty good stuff.

Bottle from Luvians Bottle Shop, St. Andrews
Very dark brown, ruby edges on glass, off white frothy tan head, good lacing
Aroma Citrus grapefruit, soft fruits - light orange, slight resin, background of soft roasted malt...quite light aroma
Taste Lots of grassy hops, citrus hops, bitter bit sour grapefruit, bitter lemon zest, some bitter deep roasted malts, soft espresso coffee, some burnt notes, seems lower than 7.4%
Palate Medium carb, medium body, zesty tangy palate. Finish of bitter darkroast and grassy hops, touch of pine with some citrus bitter zest. More of the bitter roast and bitterness of the hops comes through in the finish with a very slight saltiness in the linger.
Overall - More emphasis on bitter hops and roast in the BIPA than rich dark malts and fruits. I prefer more fruitiness and rich dark malts. Not the best BIPA for me, but it’s still pretty good - shows what a range of flavours is possible in this style

Bottle from Corks, Bristol. Opaque black with a tiny tan head. A bit flat condition wise. Aroma of roasted malts and plan chocolate. Flavour was sweet, with more chocolate, some coffee and a dryish finish. Fine, but lacking a certain oomph.

cask at outhside ... golden amber ... thin white ... zezty lemon nose ... soft juicy fruits ... sweet lemon ... litght lemon peel .... 3.7 cask at caley ... golden amber ... thin white head ... soft floral peachy orange ... light pine zezt nose ... soft fruits ... big zezty orange pine ... juicy fruits ... soft floral hop ... light peel finish ..3.6 cask at cloister ... golden amber ... soft sweet orange fruit nose ... zezty fruits ... bitter light floral hop ... big peach orange ... very nice 3.8 as yesterday ... this is great session

Cask at PSBH, 17th April 2012. Good aroma, nice palate, taste is some hops and pine, but you get a lot of malt, good one and easy drinking

Re-rate from keg at the Red Squirrel. Really very bland on keg in nose and taste. Very few high notes. In this version would give a straight 3.0 so average and benefit of the doubt given. Previous rating on 08.04.12 from a 50cl bottle. 6+5+6+4+14 = 3.5 Pours amber to brown with a nicely proportioned creamy head. The nose has oranges and apricots with a creamy background. The taste has mandarins and a burnt rubber and citrus pith finish. The palate has a medium bodied, nice creamy texture and a dry clean finish - slightly astringent for me! Overall, good beer and nice to see it’s bottle conditioned!