Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Clear gold with a thin white head. Its quite tangy, some toastiness to the grains, yeasty with stone fruit esters, sweet resinous note in the finish. Light to medium bodied. Its a bit strange.

Cask (gravity) @ #NRHBCF 2019 - Day 3 [ The 44th. Nottingham CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival (The 12th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], 🇬🇧 Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Bolero Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 1LA.

[ As Izaak Walton Catch of the Day - Rainbow Trout ].
ABV: 4.0%. Clear medium yellow colour with a small, frothy - fizzy and open, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, pale malt, fruity malt, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity hops, pale malt, sweet malt, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20191011]
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Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours a slightly hazy deep amber with a small off-white head and good lacing. The aroma isn’t the strongest – just traces of floral ops, oranges and biscuits. In the mouth the floral hops are much more pronounced, alongside tangerines and hints of brazil nuts and summer fruits. Slightly sweet at first, but some bitterness soon comes through to balance. Finish is dry and slightly sweet. This is a decent restrained pale ale with unexpected fruitiness.

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a hazy golden yellow with a small white head. There’s biscuits and citrus in the aroma – plus a hint of rhubarb. In the mouth it is sharp and zesty with lemon and citrus to the fore, plus hints of melon and grapefruit. Later on there are peppery traces too. Finish is sharp and slightly sticky. This is OK, but really not my sort of beer at all.

Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours a golden yellow with a medium sized white head and good lacing. There’s continental hops in the aroma, but not to any great extent. In the mouth the hops turn fruitier and there is a creamy texture. Some grains and tangerines to start with as well, but eventually it all becomes more bitter and hoppy. Finish is dry and bitter. This is really very nice – what an IPA should taste like.

Cask at the Hollybush, Stourport. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is fruits of the forest yoghurt and a little leather. Taste has fruity damson throughout, Ribena, a touch of liquorice and a little fruits of the forest yoghurt on the finish.

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a dark brownish ruby with a small cream head and some lacing. An odd somination of vanilla and strawberries in the aroma – with just a hint of plums. In the mouth damsons and plums features strongly along with roast malts. After a while it gets even fruities with raspberries and traces of vanilla and chocolate. Finish is fruity too. This is rather nice.

Cask at Star Inn, Huddersfield. Slightly hazy yellow color, medium white head with fair retention. Light lemon peel and grapefruit aroma. Taste is subtle mixed citrus, light bitterness. OK

Cask at Lych Gate, Wolverhampton. Pours a golden amber with minimal white head but good lacing. Not much of an aroma, just vague hints of marmalade. In the mouth it has a creamy texture, and the main flavour is oranges, plus some floral hops and traces of nuts. The finish is a not unpleasant stickiness on the tongue. Jury is out on thisne – it’s a bit strange.