6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Keg at kings arms at the launch. Mostly clear golden yellow coloured pour with a thin white head. Aroma is subdued, little berry fruit, cereal, hint of perfume. Grainy. Flavour is composed of grainy cereal, grain store, little husk, sweet hedgerow berry. Some mineral, little cooked corn, some English yeast esters. Palate is medium light grainy, moderate carbonation. Somewhat bland but passable. London is a pretty tough market, to survive these guys need to improve.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2016
at 13:18
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle at home in London - picked up from the Bottle Shop, Bermondsey. Pours clear gold with a frothy white head that settles into a lingering cream. The nose holds lots of damp grains, old lemon, general citrus rind, a little earth. Light sweet flavour with up-front husky bitterness, some unpleasant moist carpet, lots of raw grains, bitter grass, hints of plastic. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Lightly sweet on the finish, musty and a little metallic, with a bit of harsh grassy and husky bitterness, more damp grains, some phenolic off notes, leaves, old bread, old rind. This one’s a bit rough. The name is somewhat unfortunate, because this beer definitely needs some ’work’.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2016
at 16:42