Almost black, but very transparent, light coffee cream head. Its ticks most boxes with its aroma, coffee, chocolate, roast malts. First taste though and my mind immediately focuses on its body, its quite light and thin, the carbonation is fine but just the thinness strikes you.
Anyway what about the rest? Well its got dryness, coffee and chocolate, a lingering metallic note. Quite bitter coffee noted.
All in all its okay, not great just okay and drinkable.
Your photos are getting really good, these would make for some wonderful shots in beer books, wonder how you could put them out there?
ReplyDeleteThat creamy head looks very tasty!
Thanks mate, i need to sort out reflections though, i was really happy with the Open it/George Gale one last month but even in that you see reflections in the glass. Its probably more to do with my lighting.
ReplyDeleteAnd why do SN insist on using clear bottles? I guess it's pressure from the retailers, but as Britain's oldest brewery you'd think they might turn around and say 'actually, if you want out beer, it'll be in the bottles we want to use'.
ReplyDeleteClear bottles sell better. Beer looks better in clear glass, and most consumers don't know it gets damaged by light. More people will buy a beer because it looks nice in clear glass than will refrain from buying it because it's in clear glass. While that is the case, breweries will keep doing it.
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