3 Rivers Bunny Boiler

Brewed by 3 Rivers
Style: Bitter
Stockport, England

Cask gravity @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.
Clear medium yellow amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, notes of smoke and horse. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (010508)

Tasted by a half pint at the Swim Inn, a JDW pub on West Street, Sheffield, on 16/04/2007. Served by a sparkler-fitted hand pump. Appearance: bright reddish dark amber in colour, almost like a brandy; creamy and tight pale beige head sustains well, on top of rather low carbonation. Aroma: nuttiness upfront, showing a rather low, yet deepening, profile… a swirl brings out green apple’s aromatic tart edge, berry fruits (e.g. raspberries), and a faint trace of flowery fragrance. Flavour: crystal malts, spirit/rum-soaked raisins, and the bitter edge of walnuts combine beautifully; a light touch of citrus reveals in the hop mixture, and the bitter element gradually deepens and cuts its way deep down the palate, showing a chewy, tannic edge and backed by the lingering walnutty malt undertone. Palate&Overall: softly carbonated and med-bodied, this is a beautifully-balanced fruity premium bitter served from a very fresh cask. Extremely quaffable IMO!