6th August 2019
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Assume this is wave 1 based in abv. Light haze on this yellowish gold beer, small white head. Palate is a little thin, reasonable fine carbonation. Light sweetish malts. Sweet pine and slightly sweet citrus. Little ripe tropical fruits. Light and semi dry finish. Nice. Drinkable.

Keg at the Axe - Stokey. Pours black with a lasting, creamy tan cap. Smells like walking into a Dunkin' Donuts - in a good way! Moderate sweetness, some rich coffee, mellow ashy roast, toasted cinnamon, brown bread, light cocoa. Medium bodied with delicate, massaging carbonation. Well balanced finish, some light ashy dryness, chocolate, sweet coffee. Fun overall. Nicely executed.

Keg at the Axe - Stokey. Pours clear yellow with a tight, creamy white head. Really fun, moderately sweet, with notes of white grape, peach, meringue, whipped cream. Light bodied with average carbonation. Nicely balanced finish, some tropical fruit purée, more ripe peach. Nice one.

Beer Without Beards: pours hazy yellow with white head. Aroma is lemon and lavendar. Taste is lavender and lemon with saison backbone. Solid.

Cask at GBBF 2019. Hazy herby aroma. Opaque amber. Thin bubbly white head. Sweet with a bitter edge. Medium bodied. Flat carbonation. Abrupt. Slips down well.

Cask gravity at GBBF 2019. Cloudy amber gold colour no head. Orange and mango flavours no real bitterness or condition. Some sweetness from abv. Ok but yet another neipa.

A deep dark imperial porter with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with light vanilla, milky notes, like candy. In mouth, loads of sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, maraschino cherries, light vanilla, alcohol warmth, very nice and rich. Like a liquid Cherry Blossom. On tap at brewery.