Challenger-hopped bitter by one of those breweries that paved the way for the craft beer movement to invade the United Kingdom, though they have been taken over by new owners in 2008; at Tilquin English Beer Festival. Off-white, loosely moussy, opening and largely dissolving head, deep copper-brown-hued amber robe. Aroma of crackers, buttered scones, peach kernels, toast, grass, butterscotch, dried apricot. Lightly sweetish onset, restrainedly fruity, dried apricot again, very soft carb, slick caramelly, toasty and bread-crusty maltiness with bitterish edge, the bitterness strengthened by a long, leafy, herbal hop bitterness (mugwort, dried dandelion); ends dry and sufficiently, though not harshly bitter with lingering minerally effects. Lovely quencher, dry but rounded, bit atypical for a bitter perhaps but in any case a very good one.

West Coast-style APA by this pioneer of English postmodern style craft brewing (no longer run by the same people though), referring to the popular Star Wars series The Mandalorian. At Tilquin English Beer Festival. Egg-white, frothy and thick, cobweb-lacing, stable head, near clear orange blonde robe with deep, warm old-golden glow. Aroma of yellow grapefruit, crackers, wormwood leaves, unsalted peanuts, olive oil, orange pith, pink peppercorns, green pear, dandelion. Dry-fruity onset, some unripe apricot and green pear but generally clean, moderately carbonated with slick, oily body; hard-caramelly, cracker-like, bit toasty maltiness under growing hop bitterness, floral and citric at first, then quickly turning peppery and wormwoody, with a long rooty tail – but remaining well in balance with the inherent sweetishness of the malts. Very decent and very true to the original American IPA and APA style I love – this is the way!

Draft @ Tilquin English Beer Festival '23.
Couleur pâle, col blanc.
Arôme sur un bouquet de grains concassés, malt pâle et pils, rétro-nasal houblonné fruité oscillant sur les agrumes - old school Californie avec un côté pamplemousset et léger résineux en rétro-nasal.
Palais est tout aussi léger, malt pâle, léger caramel voire pointe de biscuité avec une bonne dose de houblons sur les agrumes.

On tap at the Bermondsey location. Pours a near clear gold with an orange hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light fruit and dank grass with a bit of citrus supporting. Flavor has grass and light earthy pine with a bit of grass supporting.

On tap at the Bermondsey location. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has grass and light herbal notes and hay and straw backing. Flavor has a nice grass and hay note with light straw and hay backing.

Cask at the Bermondsey location. Pours a deep earthy brown with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has earthy dark grains and light roast with a hint of chocolate supporting. Flavor has a slightly earthy roast with dark grains and a hint of chocolate backing.

29/IV/23 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Fest as “Lager 4% Keller Bier”, BB: n/a (2023-358) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Clear yellow blond beer, small creamy white head, unstable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: a little malty, cheesy touch, grains, a bit of sulphur. MF: lively carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, hoppy, grains, hay, cow fodder, more bitterness. Aftertaste: gains, hay, some citrus, fruity touch, very malty, a bit earthy, nice, bitter, dry, some sweet malts, grains.