Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2017 [ The 42th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 10th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB.

[ As Romney Rye Mild ].
ABV: 3.2%. Light unclear medium brown amber colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, rye, dusty, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, rye, dusty, caramel - toffee notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20171013]
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Bottle shared on Level 42 19/10/2017. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A light hazed golden orange coloured pour with a frothy beige head. Aroma is nice earthy, hay, jammy fruits, straw, nutty malts. Flavour is composed of dry nutty malts, earth, bland grains, . Bland. Palate is airy frothy carbonation, dusty. Not bad. Abrasive carbonation.

Bottle at level 42 thanks to Kenny. It pours hazy copper with a mahooosive foamy white head. The aroma is toasty grain, metallic notes, bready, cereal, toasted nut and wood. The taste is dry, toasty, earth, wood, leather, toasted grain, pithy, soapy, soda water, leather and tree bark with a drying and sort of tannic finish. Medium body and incredibly high and foamy carbonation. The high carbonation kills this beer and overtakes it someone. Pretty rubbish.

Cask gravity at Kent & East Sussex BF 2017. Hazy copper colour lasting beige head. a little earthy some minerality. aroma of light malt. some stone and earthy citrus fruit on the finish. lemon finish. a little sour on finish. ok.

Cask gravity at Kent & East Sussex BF 2017. Clear gold colour lasting white head. lime citrus golden ale. it’s light but decent enough. a little light tangerine. ok. ok condition.

Cask gravity at Yard of Ale St Peter. Dark orange brown slight haze lasting beige head. Decent temperature and condition. Some spicy rye malt. Good biscuit good malt good spicy rye. I liked it.

440ml bottle. Poured a hazy straw colour, with a frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light woody hop with a light crisp yeasty light fruit mineral hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.

Bottle shared in London - sourced from somewhere in Kent. Poured red-brown with a lasting, frothy khaki head. The nose the nose has some ripe berries, toasted brown bread. Light-medium sweet flavour with leathery berries, earthy bitterness, dry brown bread. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finaihes with dry, toasty brown bread, leathery berries, dry toffee. Pretty basic but not bad.

Bottle thanks to Leighton. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The aroma is rich, sweet, sticky, dried fruits, fruit cake, cola and treacle. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, dried fruits, caramel, cola, fruit cake, brown sugar, rivita and brown bread. Medium body and average carbonation. Not so bad.

Bottle shared at Leightons place, 29/12/2016. Ruby red brown coloured pour with a a light tan head. Aroma is smoked hop, citrus, tropical fruit sweet, cranberry. Honey. Flavour is composed of brown sugars, brown bread, jammy fruits, dry grains, . Palate is dry, highish carbonation, . Good.