Tasting Notes
A classic, strong English bitter with a modern twist. Using six different hops to achieve a powerful and complex bitter. Chestnut coloured bitter with new UK hops; Fuggles, Goldings, Olicana, Archer, Phoenix and Cascade. The addition of Crystal rye malts adds strong, dry toffee notes. A complex take on a strong English Bitter.
style |
Bitter |
hops |
Fuggles, Goldings, Olicana, Archer, Phoenix and Cascade |
see |
Chestnut |
smell |
Floral, Sherbet, Tropical |
taste |
Toffee, Citrus, Hop, Bitterness |
bitter |
3.5/5 |
sweet |
2/5 |
Alcohol By Volume:
5.0%
Style:
Cask
Best enjoyed in:
JW Lees Grip Glass
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